September 11 Birthdays

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Author Profession: US singer
Born: 1965-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Moby

Moby

I had an epiphany a few years ago when I was out at a celebrity party and it suddenly dawned on me that I had yet to meet a celebrity who is as smart and interesting as any of my friends.

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Author Profession: US writer
Born: 1862-09-11
Died: 1901-06-05

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Quotes: O. Henry

O. Henry

Each of us, when our day's work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster a la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1963-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

I spend a lot of time at my sons school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies.

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Author Profession: German maker of optical instruments
Born: 1816-09-11
Died: 1888-12-03

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Quotes: Carl Friedrich Zeiss

Carl Friedrich Zeiss

It was in the Seventies but I still recall what was a good night for my club. Of course, the stadium has changed now but I have heard that the atmosphere is still the same.

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Author Profession: Syrian Statesman
Born: 1965-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Bashar Assad

Bashar Assad

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.

Biography

Author Profession: English writer
Born: 1895-09-11
Died: 1930-03-02

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Quotes: D. H. Lawrence

D. H. Lawrence

A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.

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Author Profession: German Philosopher
Born: 1903-09-11
Died: 1969-08-06

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Quotes: Theodor Adorno

Theodor Adorno

Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks: they"re only animals.

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1950-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

I wanted to be a boy when I was young because boys got to do all the good stuff. So I became very aggressive and very competitive at a young age.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1932-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Bob Packwood

Bob Packwood

Judgment comes from experience and great judgment comes from bad experience.

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Author Profession: US Director
Born: 1940-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

And weve become very doubtful of our information sources, because theyre all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1924-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Daniel Akaka

Daniel Akaka

I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place, students experience the joys of new-found knowledge and the ability to excel.

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Author Profession: US Writer
Born: 1979-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Eliezer Yudkowsky

Eliezer Yudkowsky

The purest case of an intelligence explosion would be an Artificial Intelligence rewriting its own source code. The key idea is that if you can improve intelligence even a little, the process accelerates. Its a tipping point. Like trying to balance a pen on one end - as soon as it tilts even a little, it quickly falls the rest of the way.

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1961-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Elizabeth Daily

Elizabeth Daily

I am single and happy.

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Author Profession: Japanese Physicist
Born: 1960-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Hiroshi Amano

Hiroshi Amano

Ive never thought I wanted to quit in my research. I would always fail in experiments, which I did at least three times a day.

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Author Profession: English Physicist
Born: 1877-09-11
Died: 1946-09-16

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Quotes: James Jeans

James Jeans

The universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine.

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Author Profession: British Comedian
Born: 1971-09-11
Died: —

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Quotes: Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

I couldnt be Johnny in front of a camera in acting jobs and behind the camera I like to be Michael. With directing, you cant do it by halves. Theres a lot of reflection, and I have found that I, as Michael, thrive on it. Its lovely coming home and feeling that stuff from a days work as myself.

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Author Profession: US Coach
Born: 1924-09-11
Died: 2000-02-12

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Quotes: Tom Landry

Tom Landry

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

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Author Profession: US football coach
Born: 1913-09-11
Died: 1983-01-26

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Quotes: Bear Bryant

Bear Bryant

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.