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Author Profession: Polish Clergyman
Born: 1920-05-18
Died: 2005-04-02

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Pope John Paul II

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1946-05-18
Died: 2006-02-13

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Andreas Katsulas

Youre only as good as you are now - not as good as you were before.

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Author Profession: Chinese Actor
Born: 1955-05-18
Died: —

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Chow Yun-Fat

Working in front of the camera keeps me alive.

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1979-05-18
Died: —

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David Nail

I love barbecue, its my favorite thing to eat.

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1918-05-18
Died: 2008-05-08

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Eddy Arnold

Im trying to sell every audience something, that something is me.

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Author Profession: US Director
Born: 1897-05-18
Died: 1991-09-03

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Frank Capra

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.

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Author Profession: US Author
Born: 1930-05-18
Died: —

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Fred Saberhagen

I doubt Ill ever do another book collaboration, Ive been spoiled. Roger and I both happened to move to New Mexico at about the same time, when we each had a family of young kids to raise. Socializing seemed to lead naturally to working together.

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Author Profession: Italian Judge
Born: 1939-05-18
Died: 1992-05-23

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Giovanni Falcone

He who doesnt fear death dies only once.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1904-05-18
Died: 1986-03-07

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Jacob K. Javits

My thinking is Lincolnian rather than Jeffersonian, Teddy Rooseveltian rather than Franklin D. Rooseveltian.

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Author Profession: Politician
Born: 1937-05-18
Died: —

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Jacques Santer

A quota is always something artificial that can only last for a certain period of time.

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Author Profession: US Author
Born: 1958-05-18
Died: —

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Jonathan Maberry

When people ask me about what I learned from martial arts, I dont talk about favorite punches or kicks, or about fights won or lost. I talk about learning self-discipline, about ethics and manners and benevolence and fairness.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1862-05-18
Died: 1948-01-15

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Josephus Daniels

Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats.

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Author Profession: US Economist
Born: 1981-05-18
Died: —

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Matthew Yglesias

The United States Postal Service has a problem. People arent sending as much mail as they used to. That means less postage revenue and difficulty paying the bills.

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Author Profession: US Athlete
Born: 1946-05-18
Died: —

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Reggie Jackson

A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.

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Author Profession: British Musician
Born: 1949-05-18
Died: —

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Rick Wakeman

Theres a fine line between angry and grumpy. Angry isnt nice, but grumpy is funny.

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Author Profession: Philosophy, History, Social Sciences
Born: 1872-05-18
Died: 1970-02-02

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Bertrand Russell

There are two motives for reading a book, one, that you enjoy it, the other, that you can boast about it. Bertrand Russell

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Author Profession: Humor, Nonfiction edit data
Born: 1970-05-18
Died: —

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Tina Fey

Do your thing and don't care if they like it. Tina Fey, Bossypants

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Author Profession: Biography, Memoir, Historical Fiction
Born: 1944-05-18
Died: 0201-12-14

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W.G. Sebald

It is thanks to my evening reading alone that I am still more or less sane. W.G. Sebald, Vertigo

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Author Profession: US singer, actor
Born: 1912-05-18
Died: 2001-05-12

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Perry Como

The audience knows I'm not going to do anything after all these years to upset them.

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