October 9 Birthdays

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Author Profession: English Musician
Born: 1940-10-09
Died: 1980-12-08

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John Lennon

Weve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You cant just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think its going to get on by itself. Youve got to keep watering it. Youve got to really look after it and nurture it.

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Author Profession: British Politician
Born: 1966-10-09

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Quotes: David Cameron

David Cameron

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1954-10-09

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Quotes: Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula

You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesnt matter whether hes a doctor, an actor, a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you.

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Author Profession: South African Musician
Born: 1934-10-09

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Quotes: Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim

When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution.

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Author Profession: Mexican director
Born: 1964-10-09

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Quotes: Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

When you have the intuition that there is something which is there, but out of the reach of your physical world, art and religion are the only means to get to it.

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Author Profession: US Businessman
Born: 1941-10-09

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Quotes: Brian Lamb

Brian Lamb

My basic approach to interviewing is to ask the basic questions that might even sound naive, or not intellectual. Sometimes when you ask the simple questions like Who are you? or What do you do? you learn the most.

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Author Profession: Irish Actor
Born: 1979-10-09

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Quotes: Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Id like my super power to be puns, Id like to be great at puns: pun power. Then I could go on loads of panel shows and live off that forever.

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Author Profession: Criminal
Born: 1918-10-09
Died: 2007-01-23

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Quotes: E. Howard Hunt

E. Howard Hunt

I had brought up from Chile a contract agent whose cover was that of a newspaper publisher in Santiago, a young, very talented man, named Dave Phillips, who later on carved quite a career for himself in the agency.

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1973-10-09

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Quotes: Erin Daniels

Erin Daniels

I love a good steak with a great glass of red wine. But for the TV watching, laying around doing nothing kinds of days, nothing beats a pepperoni pizza and chocolate Haagen Daas.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1954-10-09

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Quotes: John O'Hurley

John O'Hurley

Ive learned a lot about putting a show up in Vegas. You cant just all of a sudden put up a show here and do well. Nobody does.

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Author Profession: US Businesswoman
Born: 1982-10-09

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Quotes: Leila Janah

Leila Janah

Labor looks different in the 21st century. And so should our job training programs.

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Author Profession: British Politician
Born: 1907-10-09
Died: 2001-10-12

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Quotes: Lord Hailsham

Lord Hailsham

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

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Author Profession: Australian Athlete
Born: 1975-10-09

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Quotes: Mark Viduka

Mark Viduka

I have this complex. I dont like too much exposure. I dont know why it is. Maybe its bred in me, because my dad always told me to be humble and dont think youre too good.