"If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy."

Marquis de Lafayette
(09/06/1757 – 05/20/1834)
French soldier, statesman

"This paper will no doubt be found interesting by those who take an interest in it."

John Dalton
(09/06/1766 – 07/27/1844)
English scientist

"Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics."

Jane Addams
(09/06/1860 – 05/21/1935)
US social worker

"Dear Jack. Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide."

Joseph P. Kennedy
(09/06/1888 – 11/17/1969)
US royalty (was married to Rose, father of John, Robert, and Teddy Kennedy), in a letter to his son during the (1960?) presidential campaign

"I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill."

Sir Edward Appleton
(09/06/1892 – 04/21/1965)
English physicist

"Never invest in anything that eats or needs repairing."

Billy Rose
(09/06/1899 – 02/10/1966)
US composer, producer, entrepreneur

"If your library is not 'unsafe,' it probably isn't doing its job."

John Berry
(09/06/1917 – 11/29/1999)
US writer, director

"For us the most important thing is to be visual, and for the cats watching us to have fun. This is all we want. We get very upset if people get bored when we're only half way through smashing the second set."

Roger Waters
(09/06/1943 – )
English bassist (Pink Floyd)

"Change it to what—Tiffany? It's been an advantage. It's unforgettable. I'm the only one."

Swoosie Kurtz
(09/06/1944 – )
US actor, on her name

"If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty.'"

Jeff Foxworthy
(09/06/1958 – )
US comic

"They're mine; they're big."

Rosie Perez
(09/06/1964 – )
US actor, choreographer