January 5 Birthdays

Marilyn Manson
Biography

Author Profession: US singer
Born: 1969-01-05
Died: —

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Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.
Konrad Adenauer
Biography

Author Profession: German Statesman
Born: 1876-01-05
Died: 1967-04-19

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Konrad Adenauer

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
Bradley Cooper
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1975-01-05
Died: —

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Bradley Cooper

Theres got to be something you want to tell and thats the engine which spurs all of the work you have to do in order to create the story, but you have to love some sort of nugget of what youre telling to be a filmmaker.
King Camp Gillette

Biography

Author Profession: US businessman. He invented a best selling version of the safety razor. Several models were in existence before Gillette's design.
Born: 1855-01-05
Died: 1932-07-09

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King Camp Gillette

A friend of mine asked why I could not invent something that everybody would use and throw away afterwards, and then come back for more. Except pins, I could think of nothing. The next day I dropped my razor and damaged the edge. Then the idea came.
Juan Carlos I de Borbon

Biography

Author Profession: Reigned as King of Spain from 1975 to 2014, when he abdicated in favour of his son, Felipe VI.
Born: 1938-01-05
Died:

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Juan Carlos I de Borbon

Congress has really set this thing up in a way that they absolve themselves of blame, They have their scapegoats. They can blame the Pentagon. They can blame BRAC. It's hard for voters to say this is Ortiz's fault.
Diane Keaton
Biography

Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1946-01-05
Died: —

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Diane Keaton

I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills.
Robert Duvall
Biography

Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1931-01-05
Died: —

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Robert Duvall

I'm better than Olivier.
Raisa Gorbachev
Biography

Author Profession: Russian First Lady of Soviet Union
Born: 1932-01-05
Died: 1999-09-20

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Raisa Gorbachev

Youth is, after all, just a moment, but it is the moment, the spark, that you always carry in your heart.
Alvin Ailey
Biography

Author Profession: US Dancer
Born: 1931-01-05
Died: 1989-12-01

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Alvin Ailey

Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when theres no reason to.
Carrie Ann Inaba
Biography

Author Profession: US Dancer
Born: 1968-01-05
Died: —

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Carrie Ann Inaba

One of the best gifts you can give to an animal is a donation of a blanket to your local animal shelter during the winter months.
Deepika Padukone
Biography

Author Profession: Indian Actress
Born: 1986-01-05
Died: —

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Deepika Padukone

I am not very comfortable about dancing at weddings and New Year parties. Maybe its because of the way I have been brought up, I wouldnt want my family to feel that cringe moment. Dance is an art for me.
Dennis Gabor
Biography

Author Profession: Hungarian Scientist
Born: 1900-01-05
Died: 1979-02-09

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Dennis Gabor

The most important and urgent problems of the technology of today are no longer the satisfactions of the primary needs or of archetypal wishes, but the reparation of the evils and damages by the technology of yesterday.
Michael O'Donoghue
Biography

Author Profession: US Writer
Born: 1940-01-05
Died: 1994-11-08

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Michael O'Donoghue

Insects are my secret fear. Thats what terrifies me more than anything - insects.
Oscar Isaac
Biography

Author Profession: Guatemalan Actor
Born: 1980-01-05
Died: —

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Oscar Isaac

Ive never been much of a guitarist. I mean, Ive played forever, but I was always more of a rhythm kind of guy. I dont read music.
Paramahansa Yogananda
Biography

Author Profession: Indian Leader
Born: 1893-01-05
Died: 1952-03-07

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Paramahansa Yogananda

Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
Phil Ramone
Biography

Author Profession: South African Musician
Born: 1934-01-05
Died: 2013-03-30

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Phil Ramone

Rudeness is something I just cant tolerate.
Suzy Amis
Biography

Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1962-01-05
Died: —

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Suzy Amis

Heading to Paris when I was 17 and modelling exposed me to high fashion, which influenced me to dress on-trend - not extravagantly, but always in fashion.
Ted Lange
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1947-01-05
Died: —

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Ted Lange

One of the things were taught as actors is restraint - dont jump off the cliff.
Umberto Eco
Biography

Author Profession: Italian Novelist
Born: 1932-01-05
Died: 2016-02-19

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Umberto Eco

To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout.
Yves Tanguy
Biography

Author Profession: French Artist
Born: 1900-01-05
Died: 1955-01-15

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Yves Tanguy

Very much alone in my work, I am almost jealous of it.
George Washington Carver
Biography

Author Profession: US agricultural chemist
Born: 1864-01-05
Died: 1903-01-05

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George Washington Carver

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that knowledge is for me alone.' So I said, 'God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.' Then God said, 'Well, George, that's more nearly your size.'
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Biography

Author Profession: French actor
Born: 1911-01-05
Died: 2001-01-30

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Jean-Pierre Aumont

Maria Montez has a dual personality: one for Hollywood and another as a mother and a wife... that woman is full of simplicity, culture and romance with an overflowing humanity.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Biography

Author Profession: Swiss writer
Born: 1921-01-05
Died: 1990-12-14

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Friedrich Durrenmatt

What was once thought can never be unthought.
Walter F. Mondale
Biography

Author Profession: US VP (40)
Born: 1928-01-05
Died: 2021-04-19

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Walter F. Mondale

I don't want to spend the next two years in Holiday Inns.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Biography

Author Profession: Pakistani statesman
Born: 1928-01-05
Died: 1979-04-04

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Let's build a monument for the veto. Let's build a monument for impotence and incapacity.