January 28 Birthdays

Nicolas Sarkozy
Biography

Author Profession: French politician who served as the President of France
Born: 1955-01-28
Died: —

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Nicolas Sarkozy

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.
Elijah Wood
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1981-01-28
Died: —

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Elijah Wood

I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.
Alan Alda
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1936-01-28
Died: —

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Alan Alda

Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in.
John Galliano
Biography

Author Profession: British Designer
Born: 1960-01-28
Died: —

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John Galliano

Women are women, and hurray for that.
Marc Faber
Biography

Author Profession: US Businessman
Born: 1946-02-28
Died: —

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Marc Faber

Buy a $100 U.S. bond and frame it to teach your children about inflation by watching the U.S. bond value diminish to almost nothing over the next 20 years.
Carlos Slim
Biography

Author Profession: Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.
Born: 1940-01-28
Died: —

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Carlos Slim

Competition makes you better, always, always makes you better, even if the competitor wins.
Mario Andretti
Biography

Author Profession: US Driver
Born: 1940-02-28
Died: —

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Mario Andretti

Desire is the key to motivation, but its determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Biography

Author Profession: US Celebrity
Born: 1926-02-28
Died: 2011-11-22

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Svetlana Alliluyeva

As a result of half a century of Soviet rule people have been weaned from a belief in human kindness.
Alexander Mackenzie
Biography

Author Profession: Canadian Statesman
Born: 1822-01-28
Died: 1892-04-17

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Alexander Mackenzie

Logic, sometimes has very little to do with political action.
Anthony Hamilton
Biography

Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1971-01-28
Died: —

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Anthony Hamilton

Being a barber is about taking care of the people.
Camila Alves
Biography

Author Profession: Brazilian Model
Born: 1983-01-28
Died: —

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Camila Alves

Im definitely a vintage collector. I have a wardrobe of core basics that I like to spice up with different colors, new accessories, and I love to try on new things to invite something different. I find, with every new stage of my life, my self-image shifts with new duties and responsibilities, and so does my fashion style.
Carrie Vaughn
Biography

Author Profession: US Author
Born: 1973-01-28
Died: —

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Carrie Vaughn

All writing and publishing is very difficult, regardless of genre. There are going to be obstacles no matter what.
Claes Oldenburg
Biography

Author Profession: Swedish Sculptor
Born: 1929-01-28
Died: 2022-07-18

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Claes Oldenburg

My single-minded aim is to give existence to fantasy.
Frank Darabont
Biography

Author Profession: US Director
Born: 1959-01-28
Died: —

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Frank Darabont

The human race is fundamentally insane. If you put two of us into a room together, were soon gonna start figuring out good reasons to kill one another.
Ismail Kadare
Biography

Author Profession: Albanian Novelist
Born: 1936-01-28
Died: —

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Ismail Kadare

Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible... The writer is the natural enemy of dictatorship.
Joey Fatone
Biography

Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1977-01-28
Died: —

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Joey Fatone

If you combine good flavors, food turns into an orchestra.
Linda Sanchez
Biography

Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1969-01-28
Died: —

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Linda Sanchez

For too long, our society has shrugged off bullying by labeling it a rite of passage and by asking students to simply get over it. Those attitudes need to change. Every day, students are bullied into silence and are afraid to speak up. Lets break this silence and end school bullying.
Rosemary Mahoney
Biography

Author Profession: US Writer
Born: 1961-01-28
Died: —

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Rosemary Mahoney

I fear that my mind would starve and that I might find myself in danger if I had no visual information, that its chiefly the light, the shapes, the spaces, the colors that I see that compel me to keep moving forward in life and that keep me safe.
Colette
Biography

Author Profession: Literature & Fiction
Born: 1873-01-28
Died: 1954-08-03

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Colette

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. Colette
Artur Rubenstein
Biography

Author Profession: Polish-Israeli-US pianist
Born: 1887-01-28
Died: 1982-12-20

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Artur Rubenstein

When I was young, I used to have successes with women because I was young. Now I have successes with women because I am old. Middle age was the hardest part.
Jackson Pollock
Biography

Author Profession: US painter
Born: 1912-01-28
Died: 1956-08-11

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Jackson Pollock

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.
Susan Sontag
Biography

Author Profession: US writer
Born: 1933-01-28
Died: 2004-12-28

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Susan Sontag

The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Biography

Author Profession: Latvian-US dancer
Born: 1948-01-28
Died: —

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Mikhail Baryshnikov

No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.