Iconic Birthday Quotes From The Famous And Infamous Born On This Day In History

"The decree of the 3rd October, therefore, if carried into effect, evidently leaves no remedy for Texas but resistance, secession from Mexico, and a direct to natural rights"

"They do not acknowledge that the present authorities of the nominal Mexican Republic, have the right to govern within the limits of Texas"

"The Army of Northern Virginia was never defeated. It merely wore itself out whipping the enemy"

"The eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts"

"Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long"

"Even though I sometimes portray scenes of poor and struggling people, it is a great joy to paint"

"If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. It's all in your state of mind"

"I was only a gun captain on the battleship Alabama for 34 months. People have called me a hero for that, but I'll tell you this - heroes don't come home. Survivors come home"

"I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game"

"Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal"

"Audiences like to see the bad guys get their comeuppance"

"I look like a quarry someone has dynamited"

"You must have a twinkle in your eye, a naughtiness - and the audience must realize your mind is working faster than your words"

"The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it"

"Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight"

"Geoff Leonard knows more about me than I know myself"

"Our greatest strength comes not from what we possess, but from what we believe; not from what we have, but from who we are"

"Like a good general, I treated everyone who wasn't with me as against me"

"I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate; I am an immigrant; I am a Buddhist. When I said this at one of my gatherings, they said, 'Yes, but are you gay?' and I said; Nobody's perfect"

"The pursuit of happiness is the source of all unhappiness"

"It's more about keeping it simple with a rock and roll edge. It's all about accessorising"

"To me, feeling good about yourself as you get older is all about your attitude - if you think you're old, you'll feel old"

"You'll see more with your eyes closed"

"People respond well to those that are sure of what they want"

"It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten"

"The best way to make dream come true is to wake up"

"Everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist. It's important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life"

"Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue"

"I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich"

"If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on"

"All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps"

"Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green"

"If the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job"

"Half the world's starving; the other half is trying to lose weight"

"The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest"

"Women are cursed, and men are the proof"

"Chinese support for science and technology has been growing in a remarkable way, coupled with it tremendous economic rise"

"Continue to educate. Stigma and discrimination are the outcome of ignorance about the virus, disease, and the mode of transmission"

"The moment somebody says "this is very risky" is the moment it becomes attractive to me"

"It's foolish to be prejudiced. There are so many reasons to hate people on an individual basis"

"If men were the ones getting pregnant, abortions would be easier to get than food poisoning in Moscow"

"Washington, DC is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese"

"Twitter! Never have lives been less lived and more chronicled!"

"Achievement results from work realizing ambition"

"Creative people are more prone to depression"

"I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there's a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive"

"From the minute I took anti-depressants, I didn't pick up a guitar or a pen for seven years"

"I'm a punk rocker. I don't do Christian"

"I want to do a make-up line for men"

"I'm not capable of deep thinking"

"Talk radio has almost ruined the sports fan"

"Sleep tries to seduce me by promising a more reasonable tomorrow"

"I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold onto"

"If intimidation is your game plan, I hope you have a better one"

"Pressure comes from a lack of preparation"