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Author Profession: Italian scientist, astronomer
Born: 1564-02-15
Died: 1642-01-08

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Quotes: Galileo Galilei
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Galileo Galilei

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.

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Author Profession: US Comedian
Born: 1964-02-15
Died: 1997-12-18

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Quotes: Chris Farley
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Chris Farley

People... need a time to laugh. Its up to us to bonk ourselves on the head and slip on a banana peel so the average guy can say, I may be bad, honey, but Im not as much of an idiot as that guy on the screen.

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Author Profession: US cartoonist, Simpsons creator
Series The Simpsons and Futurama
Born: 1954-02-15

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Quotes: Matt Groening
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Matt Groening

I pledge impertinence to the flag waving, of the unindicted co-conspirators of America, and to the republicans for which I can't stand, one abomination, underhanded fraud, indefensible, with Liberty and Justice... Forget it.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1967-02-15

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Quotes: Michael Easton
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Michael Easton

Stability can be a good thing, but it can also lead to apathy. I dont want to set that example for my children. I want them to believe in their dreams and to go after them. You do that by example.

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1971-02-15

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Quotes: Renee O'Connor
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Renee O'Connor

Painting is a hobby for me.

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Author Profession: English philosopher
Born: 1748-02-15
Died: 1832-06-06

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Quotes: Jeremy Bentham
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Jeremy Bentham

As to the evil which results from censorship, it is impossible to measure it, because it is impossible to tell where it ends.

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Author Profession: US Activist
Born: 1820-02-15
Died: 1906-03-13

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Quotes: Susan B. Anthony
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Susan B. Anthony

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1980-02-15

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Quotes: Conor Oberst
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Conor Oberst

Ive cried, and youd think Id be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps, and it stays in my spine the rest of my life.

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Author Profession: US Scientist
Born: 1922-02-15
Died: 1983-07-07

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Quotes: Herman Kahn
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Herman Kahn

World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race.

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Author Profession: Czechoslovakian Athlete
Born: 1972-02-15

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Quotes: Jaromir Jagr
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Jaromir Jagr

Its tough in the NHL, you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1963-02-15

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Steven Michael Quezada

My concern for education in New Mexico has always been there. Im one of those kids that struggled through school, and I feel like I fell through the cracks.

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Author Profession: Comics & Graphic Novels edit data Art Spiegelman (born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev) is New-York-based comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic memoir, Maus.
Born: 1948-02-15

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