September 17 Birthdays

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Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1948-09-17
Died: 2003-09-11

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John Ritter

Three's Company was originally called Three Companies, about a trio of pharmaceutical companies. It was 10 times funnier.

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1973-09-17
Died: —

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Quotes: Anastacia

Anastacia

Im a fighter by nature and nothing will ever change that.

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Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1931-09-17
Died: 2005-06-06

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Quotes: Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

When Mel told his Jewish mother he was marrying an Italian girl, she said: 'Bring her over. I'll be in the kitchenwith my head in the oven'.

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Author Profession: US comedian
Born: 1955-09-17
Died: —

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Quotes: Rita Rudner

Rita Rudner

I love to sleep. Do you? Isn't it great? It really is the best of both worlds. You get to be alive and unconscious.

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Author Profession: US poet
Born: 1883-09-17
Died: 1963-03-04

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Quotes: William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams

It's a strange courage you give me ancient star: Shine alone in the sunrise toward which you lend no part!

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Author Profession: US Coach
Born: 1945-09-17
Died: —

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Quotes: Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what youre doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what youre trying to accomplish on the basketball floor.

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Author Profession: Norwegian Politician
Born: 1869-09-17
Died: 1938-12-11

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Quotes: Christian Lous Lange

Christian Lous Lange

All species capable of grasping this fact manage better in the struggle for existence than those which rely upon their own strength alone: the wolf, which hunts in a pack, has a greater chance of survival than the lion, which hunts alone.

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Author Profession: Spanish Writer
Born: 1580-09-17
Died: 1645-09-08

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Quotes: Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.

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Author Profession: French Actor
Born: 1982-09-17
Died: —

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Quotes: Greg Akcelrod

Greg Akcelrod

I think if you want to become a great football player, professional, you must give all the time one hundred percent, you must work hard - to be lucky is a good thing - but if you work hard and you give everything you will have great success.

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Author Profession: Egyptian Politician
Born: 1962-09-17
Died: —

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Quotes: Hesham Qandil

Hesham Qandil

Egypt is coming back - is becoming - is going to become, you know, a center of excellence for the region and maybe for the rest of the world.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1825-09-17
Died: 1893-01-23

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Quotes: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

It is a law woven into the nature of man, attested by history, by science, by literature and art, and by dally experience, that strength of mind and force of character are the supreme rulers of human affairs.

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Author Profession: Artist
Born: 1915-09-17
Died: 2011-06-09

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Quotes: M. F. Husain

M. F. Husain

I only give expression to the instincts from my soul.

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Author Profession: US Director
Born: 1962-09-17
Died: —

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Quotes: Paul Feig

Paul Feig

I was brought up in a very religious household and did a lot of praying throughout a big part of my life and always thought of God as being not only a powerful father figure and the ruler of all time and dimension but also as a friend with whom I could chat and ask questions to and get advice from.

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Author Profession: Short Stories, Humor edit data
Born: 1956-09-17
Died: —

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Quotes: Brian Andreas

Brian Andreas

I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that. Brian Andreas, Story People: Selected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas