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

"O fleeting soul of mine, my body's friend and guest, whither goes thou, pale, fearful, and pensive one? Why laugh not as of old?"

"Ah! gentle, fleeting, wav'ring sprite, Friend and associate of this clay!"

"Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl"

"It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised"

"Great things are achieved only when we take great risks"

"Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments"

"If you try to hold everything, you hold nothing"

"Always presume that the enemy has dangerous designs and always be forehanded with the remedy. But do not let these calculations make you timid"

"If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers"

"One should never despair too soon"

"Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer"

"One can remain alive ... if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity interested in big things and happy in small ways"

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it"

"There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow"

"Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed"

"Silence may be as variously shaded as speech"

"The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it"

"Half the trouble in life is caused by pretending there isn't any"

"Future is always good, no matter what happens. It will always give us what we need and what we want in secret"

"Without ethical consciousness, a painter is only a decorator"

"Wherever art appears, life disappears"

"Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it"

"Art is an experience, not an object"

"The main thing is not to be dead"

"Every artist has his own religion"

"If John Wayne were alive, he’d be rolling over in his grave!"

"It's not your word that matters, it's who you give it too"

"You get kicked around long enough, you become a professor of pain"

"I'm what you call a Depression sailor"

"Every time I step in front of a camera I feel young again"

"God is a good God, and the Devil is a bad Devil"

"I wanted to be appreciated as a prima ballerina who happened to be a Native American, never as someone who was an American Indian ballerina"

"People who peek through keyholes have to expect an occasional poke in the eye"

"Songs are life in 80 words or less"

"I have a love-hate relationship with songwriting. I love it because it's so satisfying...when it works. I hate it because it forces you to dig inside yourself. It is without question the most difficult thing I do"

"I'm a perfectionist. I like to get it right. I like to get it good. And you know, writing songs is not -- it's not the kind of thing that you can count on every day"

"I went through all of the growth experiences that you go through in any field. But I did like it. And you know, I've been doing it since"

"Performing.... is the most joyful and happiest thing I do. The bigger the audience the more anticipation, the more excitement"

"There's no better inspiration or motivation for work than being in love. It's what you dream of as a creative person"

"My job is the greatest job in the world. I sing. You hear. You applaud. I sing louder. I go wherever the noise is"

"My voice is unadorned. I don't try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I have"

"I never really chose songwriting. It just absorbed me and became more and more important in my life"

"There's a mystery to writing and you don't really know where most of it comes from"

"If this dam songwriting thing hadn't come up, I would have been a doctor now"

"I'm lucky. Hard work is the key, but luck plays a part"

"Worse than bad reviews is to be ignored"

"I'm a writer who performs. And I mean, I'm basically a writer"

"The art of love is who you share it with"

"I still need practice in enjoying the fruits of success"

"Being lost is worth the being found"

"Love is the elixir of eternal youth"

"If you live for today, tomorrow takes care of itself"

"My whole life has been decided by fate. I think something more powerful than we are decides our fates for us"

"I know one thing - I've never planned anything that ever happened to me"

"The reason for living is the reason you make it. I mean the brain was made to create"

"I honestly don't understand the big fuss made over nudity and sex in films. It's silly"

"Common sense has no place in Quantum Mechanics"

"Automatic killing machines are the one thing we have to worry about today, not tomorrow. But other than that, we really don’t have to worry about the robots taking over"

"We actually have a candidate for the mind of God. The mind of God we believe is cosmic music, the music of strings resonating through 11 dimensional hyperspace"

"Mathematics... is the set of all possible self-consistent structures, and there are vastly more logical structures than physical principles"

"Within this century, we will make contact with an alien civilization by listening in on their radio communications"

"The only thing that quantum theory has going for it is that it is unquestionably correct"

"What do oil company executives, vampires and NASA bureaucrats all have in common? They fear solar energy"

"You can actually feel your IQ get lower as you watch TV"

"Music is the voice of God traveling through ten-dimensional hyperspace"

"Math is the language of nature, so we have to learn this language"

"If appearance and essence were the same thing, there would be no need for science"

"Once confined to fantasy and science fiction, time travel is now simply an engineering problem"

"All kids are born geniuses, but are crushed by society"

"Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe"

"I believe we exist in a multiverse of universes"

"I owe it all to little chocolate donuts"

"We’re on a mission from God"

"Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!"

"Optimism is a happiness magnet"

"Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it"

"A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever"

"A comfort zone is a dangerous place to be"

"Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle"

"Fragile egos are put on the line every day"

"Take risks and don't be afraid to fall"

"I've done Shakespeare and here I am having farting contests with an imaginary dog!"

"Charlie Brown's good. I always had a little crush on that Lucy. I thought she was kind of a hot little brunette"

"I always think that I'm the best thing in a lot of bad movies. Personally, I have to"

"I think that I like me as an actor"

"Hollywood is about who the people you work with are"

"So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track"

"When you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self"

"I'm a very jaded and cynical person"

"Alcohol causes conflicts, firearms resolve conflicts"

"I'm kind of a toy nerd"

"Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the cornerstones of any social media strategy"

"Being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey"

"I'd rather sit down with a cup of coffee and a newspaper than read all my digital books"

"If something excites you, go for it"

"Failure is a big part of the Internet business"