November 24 Birthdays

Biography

Author Profession: Dutch philosopher
Born: 1632-11-24
Died: 1677-02-21

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Quotes: Benedict Spinoza

Benedict Spinoza

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

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Author Profession: Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Investing
Born: 1888-11-24
Died: 1955-11-01

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Quotes: Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie

It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1978-11-24
Died: —

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Quotes: Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

And I'd love to one day be in a position where I could choose a role to showcase my creativity versus just my bra size.

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Author Profession: US President (12)
Born: 1784-11-24
Died: 1850-07-09

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Quotes: Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor

The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any sane person.

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Author Profession: Russian military leader and national hero.
Born: 1729-11-24
Died: 1800-05-06

Alexander Suvorov

Win with ability, not with numbers.

Biography

Author Profession: French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles.
Born: 1952-11-24
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Thierry Lhermitte

Rendez-vous en terre inconnue.

Biography

Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1990-11-24
Died: —

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Sarah Hyland

I just love the color purple on me, because it goes really well with my eye color.

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1953-11-24
Died: —

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Quotes: Tod Machover

Tod Machover

Nobody talks about music as having intrinsic meaning, how it engages the mind.

Biography

Author Profession: French Critic
Born: 1808-11-24
Died: 1890-09-29

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Quotes: Alphonse Karr

Alphonse Karr

The more things change, the more they are the same.

Biography

Author Profession: US Playwright
Born: 1912-11-24
Died: 1999-03-13

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Quotes: Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.

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Author Profession: British Sculptor
Born: 1740-11-24
Died: 1799-08-04

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Quotes: John Bacon

John Bacon

I heard that Jesus had a pet dinosaur. Evolution must be a myth then.

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Author Profession: Canadian Actress
Born: 1983-11-24
Died: —

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Quotes: Karine Vanasse

Karine Vanasse

I always worked mostly in Quebec. I never thought of the States, somehow. I dont know - I dont have blue eyes or blond hair. I thought I didnt fit with the stereotype of America.

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Author Profession: US Editor
Born: 1886-11-24
Died: 1973-10-18

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Quotes: Margaret Anderson

Margaret Anderson

In real love you want the other persons good. In romantic love you want the other person.

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Author Profession: US Leader
Born: 1940-11-24
Died: —

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Quotes: Paul Tagliabue

Paul Tagliabue

Im not big into images. Im into reality.

Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1956-11-24
Died: —

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Quotes: Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Even here in America, people are fighting for civil rights 45 years after the civil rights movement.

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Author Profession: British Musician
Born: 1990-11-24
Died: —

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Quotes: Tom Odell

Tom Odell

I would consider myself a perfectionist, yeah. I dont think that is always that helpful, either. Sometimes its good to be a little more open-minded, you can overthink things when things are actually fine, and its that moment that you lose it. Looking back, sometimes Ive made mistakes from being a perfectionist.

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Author Profession: Literature & Fiction, Politics edit data
Born: 1961-11-24
Died: —

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Quotes: Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy

To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget. Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living

Biography

Author Profession: Childrens Books, Literature & Fiction edit data
Born: 1849-11-24
Died: 1924-10-29

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Quotes: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett

If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

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Author Profession: Irish-English writer
Born: 1713-11-24
Died: 1768-03-18

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Quotes: Laurence Sterne

Laurence Sterne

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

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Author Profession: US composer
Born: 1868-11-24
Died: 1917-04-01

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Quotes: Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

Because it has such a ragged movement. It suggests something like that.

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Author Profession: US writer
Born: 1885-11-24
Died: 1970-03-29

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Quotes: Anna Louise Strong

Anna Louise Strong

They say the Pharaohs built the pyramids Do you think one Pharaoh dropped one bead of sweat? We built the pyramids for the Pharaohs and we're building for them yet.

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Author Profession: US writer
Born: 1886-11-24
Died: 1973-10-18

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Quotes: Margaret Caroline Anderson

Margaret Caroline Anderson

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

Biography

Author Profession: US writer
Born: 1925-11-24
Died: 2008-02-27

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Quotes: William F. Buckley

William F. Buckley

Bobby Kennedy and Nelson Rockefeller are having a row, ostensibly over the plight of New York's mentally retarded, a loose definition of which would include everybody who voted for Kennedy or Rockefeller.