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James Madison
March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836
A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.
James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States. He is hailed as the "Father ...
Jean Paul
March 21, 1763 – November 14, 1825
Age does not matter if the matter does not age.
Jean Paul (21 March 1763 - 14 November 1825), born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous ...
Henny Youngman
March 16, 1906 – February 24, 1998
I've been in love with the same woman for forty-one years. If my wife finds out, she'll kill me.
Henry "Henny" Youngman was a British-born American comedian and violinist famous for his mastery of the "one-liner". His best known ...
Henrik Ibsen
March 20, 1828 – May 23, 1906
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of ...
Andrew Jackson
March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845
One man with courage makes a majority.
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. He was born into a recently immigrated Scots-Irish farming family of ...
Vernon Howard
March 16, 1918 – August 23, 1992
Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
Vernon Linwood Howard was an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher.
B. F. Skinner
March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990
If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.
Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey
March 15, 1858 – December 25, 1954
When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.
Liberty Hyde Bailey (March 15, 1858 - December 25, 1954) was an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for ...
Grover Cleveland
March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908
Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States; and, therefore was the only US president to serve two ...
Earl Warren
March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974
All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield.
Earl Warren was an American jurist and politician, who served as the 30th Governor of California and later the 14th Chief Justice of the ...
Phyllis McGinley
March 21, 1905 – February 22, 1978
Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get along with a man, one man.
Phyllis McGinley was a Pulitzer Prize winning American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, ...
William Jennings Bryan
March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925
If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.
William Jennings Bryan was a leading American politician from the 1890s until his death. He was a dominant force in the populist wing of ...
Anna Held
March 19, 1872 – August 12, 1918
Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.
Helene Anna Held, known professionally as Anna Held, was a Polish-born French stage performer and singer, most often associated with ...
Jean Ingelow
March 17, 1820 – July 20, 1897
A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.
Jean Ingelow (17 March 1820 - 20 July 1897), was an English poet and novelist. Born at Boston, Lincolnshire, she was the daughter of ...
Stephane Mallarme
March 18, 1842 – September 9, 1898
Dreams have as much influence as actions.
Stéphane Mallarmé, whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic. He was a major French symbolist poet, and his ...
David Livingstone
March 19, 1813 – May 1873
All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book.
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. ...
Josef Albers
March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976
Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.
Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of some ...
Nat King Cole
March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965
Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz ...
Patrick Duffy
March 17, 1949 – 1675
I feel that marrying younger and being quite a young dad helped me with the stability of my career.
Patrick Duffy is an American actor, best known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing from 1978 ...
Neville Chamberlain
March 18, 1869 – November 9, 1940
I believe it is peace in our time.
Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to ...
Wilfred Owen
March 18, 1893 – November 4, 1918
My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC was an English poet and soldier, one of the leading poets of the First World War. His shocking, realistic war ...
Florenz Ziegfeld
March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932
Beauty, of course, is the most important requirement and the paramount asset of the applicant.
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., popularly known as "Flo" Ziegfeld, was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, ...
Hans Hofmann
March 21, 1880 – February 17, 1966
Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects.
Hans Hofmann (March 21, 1880 - February 17, 1966) was a German-born American abstract expressionist painter. Hofmann was born in ...