"The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance."

Samuel Adams
(09/27/1722 – 10/02/1803)
US patriot, brewer

"A belief is not true because it is useful."

Henri Frederic Amiel
(09/27/1821 – 05/11/1881)
Swiss writer

"If I've done anything I'm sorry for, I'm willing to be forgiven."

Edward Noyes Westcott
(09/27/1846 – 03/31/1898)
US writer

"The rain it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella;
But chiefly on the just, because
The unjust steals the just's umbrella."

Sam Ervin
(09/27/1896 – 04/23/1985)
US Senator (NC)

"Beer is the Danish national drink, and the Danish national weakness is another beer."

Clementine Paddleford
(09/27/1900 – 11/13/1967)
US writer

"The glittering structure of her cultivation sits on her novels like a rather showy icing that detracts from the cake beneath."

Louis Auchincloss
(09/27/1917 – )
US writer, on Edith Wharton

"It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout."

Cheryl Tiegs
(09/27/1947 – )
US supermodel

"I can write a song a day."

Avril Lavigne
(09/27/1984 – )
Canadian singer