- Alexandre Dumas Père
(07/24/1802 – 12/05/1870)
French writer (father of Alexandre Dumas Fils [duh!])
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| Died 07/23 | Died 07/24 | Died 07/25 | Death Dates |
"My father was a Creole, his father a Negro, and his father a monkey; my family, it seems, begins where yours left off."
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"When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention."
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"Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities."
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| "Adventure is worthwhile in itself." |  |
"Mr. Fitzgerald—I believe that is how he spells his name—seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home."
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"Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel."
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| "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There's a knob called `brightness', but it doesn't work." |  |
"I actually saved the newspaper to show my kids one day, but it's not true. Sorry."
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| Born 07/23 | Born 07/24 | Born 07/25 | Birth Dates | |
| Died 07/23 | Died 07/24 | Died 07/25 | Death Dates |