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George Bernard Shaw
July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950
Every man over forty is a scoundrel.
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was ...
Aldous Huxley
July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer, philosopher and a prominent member of the Huxley family. Best known for his novels including ...
Henry Ford
July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line ...
Carl Jung
July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961
Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.
Carl Gustav Jung, often referred to as C. G. Jung, was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology. Jung ...
Alexis de Tocqueville
July 29, 1805 – April 16, 1859
Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America and ...
Don Marquis
July 29, 1878 – December 29, 1937
Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
Donald Robert Perry Marquis was a humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. ...
Douglas Horton
July 27, 1891 – August 21, 1968
Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.
Douglas Horton was an American Protestant clergyman and academic leader who was noted for his work in ecumenical relations among major ...
Andre Maurois
July 26, 1885 – October 9, 1967
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
André Maurois, born Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog (26 July 1885 - 9 October 1967) was a French author. Maurois was born in Elbeuf and ...
Dag Hammarskjold
July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author. The second Secretary-General of the United Nations, he ...
Herman Melville
August 1819 – September 28, 1891
Old age is always wakeful as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
Herman Melville was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. The bulk of his writings ...
Casey Stengel
July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975
Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel, nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He was elected ...
Benito Mussolini
July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945
Inactivity is death.
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as ...
Maria Mitchell
August 1818 – June 28, 1889
I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle.
Maria Mitchell (August 1, 1818 - June 28, 1889) was an American astronomer, who in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as ...
Hilaire Belloc
July 27, 1870 – July 16, 1953
Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone.
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the ...
Karl Popper
July 28, 1902 – September 17, 1994
No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
Sir Karl Raimund Popper CH FBA FRS was an Austrian-British philosopher and professor at the London School of Economics. He is generally ...
Emily Bronte
July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848
I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal.
Emily Jane BrontÄ was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of ...
Emmet Fox
July 30, 1886 – August 13, 1951
It is the food which you furnish to your mind that determines the whole character of your life.
Emmet Fox (July 30, 1886 - August 13, 1951) was a New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century, famous for his large Divine ...
C. Northcote Parkinson
July 30, 1909 – March 9, 1993
In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
Cyril Northcote Parkinson was a British naval historian and author of some 60 books, the most famous of which was his best-seller ...
Jerry Garcia
August 1942 – August 9, 1995
Death comes at you no matter what you do in this life, and to equate drugs with death is a facile comparison.
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician who was best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the ...
Meir Kahane
August 1932 – November 5, 1990
The Jew does not wish to be isolated. He fears being alone, without allies.
Meir David Kahane an American-Israeli rabbi, ultranationalist writer, and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect ...
Gracie Allen
July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964
Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen, was an American comedienne who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil ...
Munshi Premchand
July 31, 1880 – October 8, 1936
Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments.
Premchand, better known as Munshi Premchand, Munshi being an honorary prefix, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani ...
Alfred Marshall
July 26, 1842 – July 13, 1924
Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.
Alfred Marshall was one of the most influential economists of his time. His book, Principles of Economics, was the dominant economic ...
Stanley Kubrick
July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999
A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, and editor who worked predominantly in the United ...
Smedley Butler
July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940
There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.
Smedley Darlington Butler was a United States Marine Corps major general, the highest rank authorized at that time, and at the time of his ...
Henry Moore
July 30, 1898 – August 31, 1986
A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.
Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA RBS was an English sculptor and artist. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures ...
William Bennett
July 31, 1943 – February 20, 1886
All real education is the architecture of the soul.
William John "Bill" Bennett is an American conservative pundit, politician, and political theorist. He served as Secretary of Education ...