January 18 Birthdays

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Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1955-01-18
Died: —

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Kevin Costner

In my young days, I used to pick up sluts, and I don't mean that nastily. It's more a term of endearment, really, for girls who know how to speak their minds.

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Author Profession: Comedian, television personality, film director, actor, screenwriter, film editor, author, singer
Born: 1947-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.

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Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1904-01-18
Died: 1986-11-29

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Quotes: Cary Grant

Cary Grant

My formula for life is very simple: in the morning, wake up; at night, go to sleep. In between I try and occupy myself as best I can.

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Author Profession: Was a monarch of the House of Valois-Angouleme who was King of France from 1559 to 1560.
Born: 1554-01-19
Died: 1560-12-05

Francois II

He was also King consort of Scotland as a result of his willing marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1948-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: M. C. Gainey

M. C. Gainey

Con Air was kind of a turning point for me, in my mind. I never shot anybody in that movie - I never did anything bad - because there were so many bad guys in that movie. I said, The hell with this, Im just gonna be a lovable guy. Im like Steve McQueen in The Great Escape.

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Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1882-01-18
Died: 1957-08-07

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Quotes: Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

The world is full of Laurel and Hardys. I saw them all the time as a boy at my mother's hotel. There's always the dumb, dumb guy, who never has anything bad happen to him, and the smart guy who's even dumber than the dumb guy, only he doesn't know it.

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Author Profession: French writer
Born: 1689-01-18
Died: 1755-02-10

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Quotes: Baron de Montesquieu

Baron de Montesquieu

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.

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Author Profession: British Author
Born: 1884-01-18
Died: 1967-06-03

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Quotes: Arthur Ransome

Arthur Ransome

Grab a chance and you wont be sorry for a might-have-been.

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Author Profession: US Activist
Born: 1973-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: Benjamin Todd Jealous

Benjamin Todd Jealous

No person can maximize the American Dream on the minimum wage.

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Author Profession: Kenyan Author
Born: 1971-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: Binyavanga Wainaina

Binyavanga Wainaina

Every human being has a bit of gangster in him.

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Author Profession: US Athlete
Born: 1964-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: Brady Anderson

Brady Anderson

What cracks me up is people who think I dont take baseball seriously. Its the most important thing in my life. They dont know how hard it is for me to get a bad game out of my mind. I still cant, but Im getting better.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1913-01-18
Died: 1987-03-03

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Quotes: Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

To travel is to take a journey into yourself.

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Author Profession: US Comedian
Born: 1965-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: Dave Attell

Dave Attell

You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when theyre both on fire - theyre exactly alike.

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Author Profession: US Director
Born: 1968-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: David Ayer

David Ayer

Actors are like magicians. Theyll sit there and do all their tricks to each other. Its very competitive, and the goal is to get them bonding, to get them to know the real person as quickly as possible.

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Author Profession: Irish Politician
Born: 1937-01-18
Died: 2020-08-03

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Quotes: John Hume

John Hume

If the word No was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1963-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: Martin O'Malley

Martin O'Malley

The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1974-01-18
Died: —

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Quotes: Maulik Pancholy

Maulik Pancholy

I remind myself that Im always more satisfied by human interaction than by a digital connection.

Biography

Author Profession: Nicaraguan Poet
Born: 1867-01-18
Died: 1916-02-06

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Quotes: Ruben Dario

Ruben Dario

Sweet as sweetest Grecian honey will my song be when I sing, O Beloved, in the season of the Spring!

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Author Profession: English Activist
Born: 1882-01-18
Died: 1960-09-27

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Quotes: Sylvia Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst

I am going to fight capitalism even if it kills me. It is wrong that people like you should be comfortable and well fed while all around you people are starving.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1836-01-18
Died: 1915-06-17

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Quotes: Thomas Jordan Jarvis

Thomas Jordan Jarvis

We have seen the evil of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in our midst, let us try prohibition and see what this will do for us.

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Author Profession: Childrens Books, Poetry, Literature & Fiction
Born: 1882-01-18
Died: 1956-01-31

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Quotes: A.A. Milne

A.A. Milne

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. 'Pooh!' he whispered.'Yes, Piglet?''Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. 'I just wanted to be sure of you. A.A. Milnes.

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Author Profession: Philosophy, Social Sciences, Politics
Born: 1925-01-18
Died: 1995-11-04

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Quotes: Gilles Deleuze

Gilles Deleuze

A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window. Gilles Deleuze, A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia

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Author Profession: US writer
Born: 1782-01-18
Died: 1852-10-24

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Quotes: Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster

Every man's life, liberty, and property are in danger when the Legislature is in session.

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Author Profession: English writer
Born: 1840-01-18
Died: 1921-09-02

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Quotes: Austin Dobson

Austin Dobson

Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go.

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Author Profession: Known as Gilles Villeneuve, was a Canadian racing driver.
Born: 1950-01-18
Died: 1982-05-08

Gilles Villeneuve

If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.

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Author Profession: English actor, theatre director and playwright.
Born: 1960-01-18
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Mark Rylance

There have been more books alone written about Hamlet than have been written about the Bible.

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Author Profession: Also known as JD and JDevil (or J Devil), is an American musician best known as the leading vocalist and frontman of the nu metal band Korn.
Born: 1971-01-18
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Jonathan Davis

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.