"The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others."

Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon
(11/27/1635 – 04/15/1719)
French courtesan, writer

"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power."

Charles A. Beard
(11/27/1874 – 09/01/1948)
US historian

"That's what you think."

James Agee
(11/27/1909 – 05/16/1955)
US writer, critic, and crossword puzzle answer, reviewing the 1948 film "You Were Meant for Me"

"Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties."

Gail Sheehy
(11/27/1937 – )
US writer

"I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine."

Bruce Lee
(11/27/1940 – 07/20/1973)
US martial artist, actor

"That's what it's all about—filling up the empty chest cavities and kneecaps and elbows." Jimi Hendrix
(11/27/1942 – 09/18/1970)
US guitarist, singer, songwriter

"Our world is driven by our remarkable ability to carefully measure and divide units of time. In a reasonable sense, the invention of clocks has had a greater effect on our lives than the invention of wheels. You can invent wheels relatively easily, if you live where trees fall over."

Bill Nye
(11/27/1955 – )
US science guy (also see Bill Nye the journalist)