September 11 Birthdays

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

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Quotes: Moby
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bashar Assad

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

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

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Quotes: D. H. Lawrence
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.