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Elizabeth Taylor
Biography

Author Profession: English Actress
Born: 1932-02-27
Died: 2011-03-23

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Elizabeth Taylor

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
Constantine the Great
Biography

Author Profession: Roman Statesman
Born: 272-02-27
Died: 337-05-22

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Constantine the Great

Thinking is the great enemy of perfection. The habit of profound reflection, I am compelled to say, is the most pernicious of all the habits formed by civilized man.
Plato
Biography

Author Profession: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics
Born: 428-02-27
Died: 348-04-20

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Plato

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
Adam Baldwin
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1962-02-27
Died: —

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Adam Baldwin

I just consider myself a piece of the puzzle and Im lucky enough to be asked or invited to the party, if you will. I hope I can bring some laughs and grimaces to the fans.
Alice Hamilton
Biography

Author Profession: US Scientist
Born: 1869-02-27
Died: 1970-09-22

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Alice Hamilton

Everything I discovered was new and most of it was really valuable.
Bill Hunter
Biography

Author Profession: Australian Actor
Born: 1940-02-27
Died: 2011-05-21

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Bill Hunter

I have a reputation for being pretty much of a wild man.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Biography

Author Profession: US Journalist
Born: 1942-02-27
Died: —

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Charlayne Hunter-Gault

If people are informed they will do the right thing. Its when they are not informed that they become hostages to prejudice.
James T. Farrell
Biography

Author Profession: US Novelist
Born: 1904-02-27
Died: 1979-08-22

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James T. Farrell

America is so vast that almost everything said about it is likely to be true, and the opposite is probably equally true.
James Wan
Biography

Author Profession: Australian Producer
Born: 1977-02-27
Died: —

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James Wan

Whether its a popcorn movie or some really intellectual sociopolitical movie, I think to some degree theyre all influenced by the social climate that were living in.
Lee Atwater
Biography

Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1951-02-27
Died: 1991-03-29

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Lee Atwater

My childhood, adolescence and high school days are unusually important. If there has ever been a time that I developed a uniqueness and sense of humor and the ability to organize, it was then. In those early days, I developed the skills that gave me a certain degree of success in American politics.
Malcolm Wallop
Biography

Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1933-02-27
Died: 2011-09-14

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Malcolm Wallop

We dont need a nation that has national identity cards.
Mark Neumann
Biography

Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1954-02-27
Died: —

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Mark Neumann

If I was elected God for a day, homosexuality wouldnt be permitted, but nobodys electing me God.
Michael Vartan
Biography

Author Profession: French Actor
Born: 1968-02-27
Died: —

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Michael Vartan

Ive always loved sports and hockey is a sport I play as much as I can. I love it. In a weird way its like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one. I mean when I play hockey I dont think about anything.
Paddy Ashdown
Biography

Author Profession: British Politician
Born: 1941-02-27
Died: 2018-12-22

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Paddy Ashdown

I dont think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
Peter Andre
Biography

Author Profession: English Musician
Born: 1973-02-27
Died: —

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Peter Andre

When I do fall in love, Ill go to the ends of the earth for that person. Id lay down on a carpet of nails for the person I love.
Ralph Nader
Biography

Author Profession: US Lawyer
Born: 1934-02-27
Died: —

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Ralph Nader

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Roberto Assagioli
Biography

Author Profession: Italian Psychologist
Born: 1888-02-27
Died: 1974-08-23

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Roberto Assagioli

There is no certainty, there is only adventure.
Roger Mahony
Biography

Author Profession: US Clergyman
Born: 1936-02-27
Died: —

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Roger Mahony

Were not at a point in time to be taking chances with children and young people in the church. The Holy Father himself said... there is no room in the priesthood or religious life for someone who has abused a child. I think hes right.
Samuel Dash
Biography

Author Profession: US Lawyer
Born: 1925-02-27
Died: 2004-05-29

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Samuel Dash

Ive always been driven by the concept of equal justice under the law, but only the rich can pay great sums of money for legal assistance and that puts them at an advantage over the poor.
Stefano Langone
Biography

Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1989-02-27
Died: —

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Stefano Langone

If my life were a song the title would be The Comeback Kid.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Biography

Author Profession: Poetry edit data Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet whose works include 'Paul Revere's Ride',
Born: 1807-02-27
Died: 1882-03-24

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not, and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
Irwin Shaw
Biography

Author Profession: Literature & Fiction edit data Shaw was born Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff in the South Bronx, New York City, to Russian Jewish immigrants. Shaw was a prolific American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for his novels, The Young Lions (1948) and Rich Man Poor Man (1970).
Born: 1913-02-27
Died: 1984-05-16

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Irwin Shaw

There are too many books I haven?t read, too many places I haven?t seen, too many memories I haven?t kept long enough.
John Steinbeck
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Author Profession: Literature & Fiction Influences Ed Ricketts, Will Lang, Socrates, Emiliano Zapata, Lincoln Steffens, A Ed Ricketts, Will Lang, Socrates, Emiliano Zapata, Lincoln Steffens, Arthur Miller ...more edit data
Born: 1902-02-27
Died: 1968-12-20

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John Steinbeck

I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen. John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent
Ellen Terry
Biography

Author Profession: English actor
Born: 1847-02-27
Died: 1928-07-21

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Ellen Terry

No amount of skill on the part of the actress can make up for the loss of youth.
Joan Bennett
Biography

Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1910-02-27
Died: 1990-12-07

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Joan Bennett

I don't think much of most of the films I made, but being a movie star was something I liked very much.
Lawrence Durrell
Biography

Author Profession: India-born English writer
Born: 1912-02-27
Died: 1990-11-07

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Lawrence Durrell

All culture corrupts, but French culture corrupts absolutely.
Joanne Woodward
Biography

Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1930-02-27
Died: —

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Joanne Woodward

Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.

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