August 17 Birthdays

Robert De Niro

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1943-08-17
Died: —

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Robert De Niro

The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that's on a good day.
Pierre de Fermat

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Author Profession: French mathematician
Born: 1601-08-17
Died: 1665-01-12

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Pierre de Fermat

It is impossible to separate any power except a square into 2 powers with the same exponent. I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which however the margin is not large enough to contain.
Sean Penn

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Born: 1960-08-17
Died: —

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Sean Penn

When everything gets answered, it's fake.
Mae West

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1893-08-17
Died: 1980-11-22

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Mae West

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Maureen O'Hara

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Author Profession: Irish Actress
Born: 1920-08-17
Died: 2015-10-24

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Maureen O'Hara

In the beginning it was all black and white.
Donnie Wahlberg

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1969-08-17
Died: —

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Donnie Wahlberg

I go wild on a stage. Some folks have measured us an image. They pretend us to be saints. And that image is much tougher to keep up with. Because thats not who we are.
Giuliana Rancic

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Author Profession: US Journalist
Born: 1974-08-17
Died: —

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Giuliana Rancic

A rumor that followed me forever was that my family was in the mafia. For years I had to live with it. Theyd call me the mafia princess, so I rolled with it for the rest of high school. People even joke about it today.
Ted Hughes

Biography

Author Profession: Poetry, Childrens Influences William Shakespeare
Born: 1930-08-17
Died: 1998-10-28

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Ted Hughes

The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all. Ted Hughes, Letters of Ted Hughes
Ibrahim Babangida

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Author Profession: Nigerian Statesman
Born: 1941-08-17
Died: —

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Ibrahim Babangida

Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.
Julian Fellowes

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Author Profession: English Actor
Born: 1949-08-17
Died: —

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Julian Fellowes

The moment I was introduced to my wife, Emma, at a party I thought, here she is - and 20 minutes later I told her she ought to marry me. She thought I was as mad as a rat. She wouldnt even give me her telephone number - and she wrote in her diary: A funny little man asked me to marry him.
Luther Allison

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1939-08-17
Died: 1997-08-12

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Luther Allison

Ive been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
Marcus Garvey

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Author Profession: Jamaican Publisher
Born: 1887-08-17
Died: 1940-06-10

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Marcus Garvey

The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.
Mark Salling

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1982-08-17
Died: —

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Mark Salling

Music is my wife, and acting is my girlfriend.
Rachel Hurd-Wood

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Author Profession: English Actress
Born: 1990-08-17
Died: —

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Rachel Hurd-Wood

I love comedy, but it has to be hysterical and really amusing, Im not really a big fan of romantic comedies, in fact I cant stand them. Im really more of a fan of Team America and Dodgeball.
Taissa Farmiga

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1994-08-17
Died: —

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Taissa Farmiga

All my friends are like, Can you be on my side in the zombie apocalypse? and Im like, I got this.
V. S. Naipaul

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Author Profession: Trinidadian Novelist
Born: 1932-08-17
Died: 2018-08-11

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V. S. Naipaul

The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.
W. Mark Felt

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Author Profession: US Public Servant
Born: 1913-08-17
Died: 2008-12-18

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W. Mark Felt

I havent leaked anything to anybody. They are wrong!
Elinor Smith

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Author Profession: US pilot
Born: 1911-08-17
Died: 2010-03-19

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Elinor Smith

It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money.
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