Famous People List of Top 125

A list of top famous people - actors, artists, painters, economists, writers, celebrities, singers, leaders.

1
Marilyn Monroe

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 01.06.1926
Died: 05.08.1962

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Marilyn Monroe

Im selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, Im out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you cant handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
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Abraham Lincoln

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 12.02.1809
Died: 15.04.1865

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Abraham Lincoln

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
3
Mother Teresa

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Author Profession: Albanian Leader
Born: 26.08.1910
Died: 05.09.1997

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Mother Teresa

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
4
John F. Kennedy

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 29.05.1917
Died: 22.11.1963

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John F. Kennedy

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger-but recognize the opportunity.
5
Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Author Profession: US Leader
Born: 15.01.1929
Died: 04.04.1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that
6
Nelson Mandela

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Author Profession: South African Statesman
Born: 18.07.1918
Died: 05.12.2013

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Nelson Mandela

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
7
Winston Churchill

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Author Profession: English Statesman
Born: 30.11.1874
Died: 24.01.1965

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Winston Churchill

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
8
Bill Gates

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Author Profession: US Businessman
Born: 28.10.1955

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Bill Gates

Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world...if you do so, you are insulting yourself.
9
Muhammad Ali

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Author Profession: Popular American Athlete
Born: 17.01.1942

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Muhammad Ali

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you havent learned the meaning of friendship, you really havent learned anything.
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Mahatma Gandhi

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Author Profession: Famous Indian Leaders
Born: 02.10.1869
Died: 30.01.1948

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Mahatma Gandhi

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
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Margaret Thatcher

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Author Profession: Famous person from England
Born: 13.10.1925
Died: 08.04.2013

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Margaret Thatcher

If you want something said, ask a man, if you want something done, ask a woman.
12
Charles de Gaulle

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Author Profession: Famous French Leaders
Born: 22.11.1890
Died: 09.11.1970

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Charles de Gaulle

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
13
Christopher Columbus

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Author Profession: Famous Italian Explorer
Born: 1451
Died: 1506

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Christopher Columbus

You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore
14
George Orwell

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Author Profession: Popular British Author
Born: 25.06.1903
Died: 21.01.1950

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George Orwell

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
15
Charles Darwin

Biography

Author Profession: Famous English Scientist
Born: 12.02.1809
Died: 19.04.1882

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Charles Darwin

If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.
16
Elvis Presley

Biography

Author Profession: Famous Musician from USA
Born: 08.01.1935
Died: 16.08.1977

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Elvis Presley

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away.
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Albert Einstein

Biography

Author Profession: Famous German Physicist
Born: 14.03.1879
Died: 18.04.1955

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Albert Einstein

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
18
Paul McCartney

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Author Profession: Popular English Musician
Born: 18.06.1942

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Paul McCartney

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
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Plato

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Author Profession: Well known Greek Philosopher
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Plato

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
20
Queen Elizabeth II

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Author Profession: Famous English Royalty
Born: 21.04.1926

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Queen Elizabeth II

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.
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Queen Victoria

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Author Profession: British Royalty
Born: 24.05.1819
Died: 22.01.1901

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Queen Victoria

For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous.
22
John Maynard Keynes

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Author Profession: Popular English Economist
Born: 05.06.1883
Died: 21.04.1946

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John Maynard Keynes

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.
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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Author Profession: Russian Statesman
Born: 02.03.1931

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Mikhail Gorbachev

The world will not accept dictatorship or domination.
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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Author Profession: Famous Indian Leaders
Born: 14.11.1889
Died: 27.05.1964

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Jawaharlal Nehru

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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Leonardo da Vinci

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Author Profession: Popular Italian Artist
Born: 15.04.1452
Died: 02.05.1519

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Leonardo da Vinci

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.
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Louis Pasteur

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Author Profession: Famous French Scientist
Born: 27.12.1822
Died: 28.09.1895

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Louis Pasteur

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.
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Leo Tolstoy

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Author Profession: Popular Russian Novelist
Born: 09.09.1828
Died: 20.11.1910

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Leo Tolstoy

If you want to be happy, be.
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Pablo Picasso

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Author Profession: Famous Spanish Artist
Born: 25.10.1881
Died: 08.04.1973

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Pablo Picasso

Action is the foundational key to all success.
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Vincent Van Gogh

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Author Profession: Famous Dutch Artist
Born: 30.03.1853
Died: 29.07.1890

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Vincent Van Gogh

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 30.01.1882
Died: 12.04.1945

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
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Pope John Paul II

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Author Profession: Polish Clergyman
Born: 18.05.1920
Died: 02.04.2005

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Pope John Paul II

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
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Thomas A. Edison

Biography

Author Profession: Famous person Inventor in U.S.A.
Born: 11.02.1847
Died: 18.10.1931

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Thomas A. Edison

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
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Rosa Parks

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Author Profession: notability US Activist
Born: 04.02.1913
Died: 24.10.2005

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Rosa Parks

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Aung San Suu Kyi

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Author Profession: Burmese famous Activist
Born: 19.06.1945

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Aung San Suu Kyi

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 27.08.1908
Died: 22.01.1973

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Author Profession: Celebrated German Composer
Born: 17.12.1770
Died: 26.03.1827

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
37
Oprah Winfrey

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Author Profession: Celebrated US Entertainer
Born: 29.01.1954

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Oprah Winfrey

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
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Indira Gandhi

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Author Profession: Indian Statesman
Born: 19.11.1917
Died: 31.10.1984

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Indira Gandhi

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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Evita Peron

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Author Profession: Argentinian Statesman
Born: 07.05.1919
Died: 26.07.1952

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Evita Peron

Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun.
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Benazir Bhutto

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Author Profession: Famous person Pakistani Leader
Born: 21.06.1953
Died: 27.12.2007

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Benazir Bhutto

Democracy is the best revenge.

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Desmond Tutu

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Author Profession: South African Leader
Born: 07.10.1931

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Desmond Tutu

You don't choose your family. They are Gods gift to you, as you are to them.
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Dalai Lama

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Author Profession: Celebrated Tibetan Leader
Born: 06.07.1935

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Dalai Lama

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
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Walt Disney

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Author Profession: Celebrated US Cartoonist
Born: 05.12.1901
Died: 15.12.1966

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Walt Disney

If you can dream it, you can do it.
44
Neil Armstrong

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Author Profession: Famous US Astronaut
Born: 05.08.1930
Died: 25.08.2012

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Neil Armstrong

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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Peter Sellers

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Author Profession: Superstar Actor
Born: 08.09.1925

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Peter Sellers

There used to be a real me, but I had it surgically removed.
46
Barack Obama

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 04.08.1961

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Barack Obama

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones weve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
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Malcolm X

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Author Profession: US Activist
Born: 19.05.1925
Died: 21.02.1965

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Malcolm X

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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J. K. Rowling

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Author Profession: Famous English Author
Born: 31.07.1965

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J. K. Rowling

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.
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Richard Branson

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Author Profession: Celebrated British Businessman
Born: 18.07.1950

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Richard Branson

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
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Pele

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Author Profession: Famous Brazilian Athlete
Born: 23.10.1940

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Pele

I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.
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Angelina Jolie

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Author Profession: Most beautiful Actress
Born: 04.06.1975

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Angelina Jolie

Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.
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Jesse Owens

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Author Profession: Famous USA Athlete
Born: 12.09.1913
Died: 31.03.1980

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Jesse Owens

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.
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Ernest Hemingway

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Author Profession: Legendary US Novelist
Born: 21.07.1899
Died: 02.07.1961

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Ernest Hemingway

I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when Im awake, you know?
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John Lennon

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Author Profession: Famous English Musician
Born: 09.10.1940
Died: 08.12.1980

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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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Henry Ford

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Author Profession: Famous USA Businessman
Born: 30.07.1863
Died: 07.04.1947

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Henry Ford

Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.
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Haile Selassie

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Author Profession: Ethiopian Statesman
Born: 23.07.1892
Died: 27.08.1975

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Haile Selassie

We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.
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Joseph Stalin

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Author Profession: Georgian Leader
Born: 21.12.1879
Died: 05.03.1953

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Joseph Stalin

Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.
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Robert Baden-Powell

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Author Profession: Celeb English Soldier
Born: 22.02.1857
Died: 08.01.1941

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Robert Baden-Powell

An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.
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Michael Jordan

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Author Profession: Famous US Athlete
Born: 17.02.1963

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Michael Jordan

If youre trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. Ive had them, everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
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George W. Bush

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 06.07.1946

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George W. Bush

America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
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Vladimir Lenin

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Author Profession: Russian Leader
Born: 22.04.1870
Died: 21.01.1924

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Vladimir Lenin

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.
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Ingrid Bergman

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Author Profession: Celebrated Swedish Actress
Born: 29.08.1915
Died: 29.08.1982

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Ingrid Bergman

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
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Fidel Castro

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Author Profession: Legendary Statesman
Born: 13.08.1926

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Fidel Castro

I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.
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Oscar Wilde

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Author Profession: Notable Irish Dramatist
Born: 16.10.1854
Died: 30.11.1900

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Oscar Wilde

I can resist everything except temptation.
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Coco Chanel

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Author Profession: Celebrated French Designer
Born: 19.08.1883
Died: 10.01.1971

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Coco Chanel

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.
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Pope Francis

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Author Profession: Argentinian Clergyman
Born: 17.12.1936

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Pope Francis

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.
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Amelia Earhart

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Author Profession: Notable US Aviator
Born: 24.07.1898
Died: 02.07.1937

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Amelia Earhart

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life, and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
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Adolf Hitler

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Author Profession: German Criminal
Born: 20.04.1889
Died: 30.04.1945

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Adolf Hitler

All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people.
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Sting

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Author Profession: Celebrated British Musician
Born: 02.10.1951

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Sting

I cant really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should.
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Alfred Hitchcock

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Author Profession: Famous English Director
Born: 13.08.1899
Died: 29.04.1980

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Alfred Hitchcock

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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Michael Jackson

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Author Profession: Legendary US Musician
Born: 29.08.1958
Died: 25.06.2009

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Michael Jackson

Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.
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Madonna Ciccone

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Author Profession: Most beautiful US Musician
Born: 16.08.1958

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Madonna Ciccone

Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
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Mata Hari

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Author Profession: Dutch Dancer VIP
Born: 07.08.1876
Died: 15.10.1917

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Mata Hari

The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.
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Cleopatra

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Author Profession: Most beautiful Egyptian Royalty
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Cleopatra

I will not be triumphed over.
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Grace Kelly

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Author Profession: VIP US Actress
Born: 12.11.1929
Died: 14.09.1982

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Grace Kelly

Womens natural role is to be a pillar of the family.
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Steve Jobs

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Author Profession: US Businessman
Born: 24.02.1955
Died: 05.10.2011

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Steve Jobs

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people arent used to an environment where excellence is expected.
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Ronald Reagan

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 06.02.1911
Died: 05.06.2004

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Ronald Reagan

Trust, but verify.
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Lionel Messi

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Author Profession: Argentinian Athlete
Born: 24.06.1987

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Lionel Messi

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.
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Babe Ruth

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Author Profession: US Athlete
Born: 06.02.1895
Died: 16.08.1948

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Babe Ruth

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club wont be worth a dime.
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Bob Geldof

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Author Profession: Irish Actor
Born: 05.10.1954

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Bob Geldof

But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of depression, it is part of being human, and some people view it as a learning experience etc.
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Leon Trotsky

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Author Profession: Russian Revolutionary
Born: 26.10.1879
Died: 21.08.1940

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Leon Trotsky

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.
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Roger Federer

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Author Profession: Swiss Athlete
Born: 08.08.1981

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Roger Federer

Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldnt get more consistent than this year.
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Sigmund Freud

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Author Profession: Austrian Psychologist
Born: 06.05.1856
Died: 23.09.1939

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Sigmund Freud

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a fathers protection.
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Woodrow Wilson

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 28.12.1856
Died: 03.02.1924

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Woodrow Wilson

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
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Mao Zedong

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Author Profession: Chinese Leader
Born: 26.12.1893
Died: 09.09.1976

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Mao Zedong

If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.
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Katharine Hepburn

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Author Profession: Most beautiful US Actress
Born: 12.05.1907
Died: 29.06.2003

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Katharine Hepburn

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
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Audrey Hepburn

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Author Profession: Belgian Actress
Born: 04.05.1929
Died: 20.01.1993

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Audrey Hepburn

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - its all that matters.
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David Beckham

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Author Profession: English Athlete
Born: 02.05.1975

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David Beckham

I don't have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. Its something I love doing.
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Tiger Woods

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Author Profession: US Athlete
Born: 30.12.1975

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Tiger Woods

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.
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Usain Bolt

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Author Profession: Jamaican Athlete
Born: 21.08.1986

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Usain Bolt

For me, Im focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so Im working on it.
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Carl Lewis

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Author Profession: US Athlete
Born: 01.07.1961

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Carl Lewis

Life is about timing.
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Prince Charles

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Author Profession: English Royalty
Born: 14.11.1948

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Prince Charles

Something as curious as the monarchy wont survive unless you take account of peoples attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they wont have it.
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Jackie Kennedy

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Author Profession: US First Lady
Born: 28.07.1929
Died: 19.05.1994

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Jackie Kennedy

A camel makes an elephant feel like a jet plane.
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C. S. Lewis

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Author Profession: Irish Author
Born: 29.11.1898
Died: 22.11.1963

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C. S. Lewis

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
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Billie Holiday

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 07.04.1915
Died: 17.07.1959

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Billie Holiday

A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.
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J. R. R. Tolkien

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Author Profession: English Novelist
Born: 03.01.1892
Died: 02.09.1973

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J. R. R. Tolkien

Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
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Tom Cruise

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 03.07.1962

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Tom Cruise

Nothing ends nicely, thats why it ends.
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Billie Jean King

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Author Profession: US Athlete
Born: 22.11.1943

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Billie Jean King

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Anne Frank

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Author Profession: German Writer
Born: 12.06.1929

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Anne Frank

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
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Simon Bolivar

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Author Profession: Venezuelan Revolutionary
Born: 24.07.1783
Died: 17.12.1830

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Simon Bolivar

Judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.
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Marie Antoinette

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Author Profession: French Royalty
Born: 02.11.1755
Died: 16.10.1793

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Marie Antoinette

I was a queen, and you took away my crown, a wife, and you killed my husband, a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long.
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Cristiano Ronaldo

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Author Profession: Portuguese Athlete
Born: 05.02.1985

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Cristiano Ronaldo

When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult.
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Emmeline Pankhurst

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Author Profession: English Activist
Born: 14.07.1858
Died: 14.06.1928

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Emmeline Pankhurst

We are here, not because we are law-breakers, we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.
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Emil Zatopek

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Author Profession: Czechoslovakian Athlete
Born: 19.09.1922
Died: 22.01.2000

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Emil Zatopek

Its at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.
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Lech Walesa

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Author Profession: Polish Politician
Born: 29.09.1943

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Lech Walesa

The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience.
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Julie Andrews

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Author Profession: English Actress
Born: 01.10.1935

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Julie Andrews

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
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Florence Nightingale

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Author Profession: English Activist
Born: 12.05.1820
Died: 13.08.1910

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Florence Nightingale

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
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Marie Curie

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Author Profession: Polish Scientist
Born: 07.11.1867
Died: 04.07.1934

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Marie Curie

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
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Stephen Hawking

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Author Profession: English Physicist
Born: 08.01.1942

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Stephen Hawking

People wont have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
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Tim Berners-Lee

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Author Profession: English Inventor
Born: 08.06.1955

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Tim Berners-Lee

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.
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Lance Armstrong

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Author Profession: US Athlete
Born: 18.09.1971

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Lance Armstrong

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
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Shakira

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Author Profession: Most beautiful Musician
Born: 02.02.1977

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Shakira

I thank God that Im a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. Im grateful that I know where I come from.
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Jon Stewart

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Author Profession: US Entertainer
Born: 28.11.1962

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Jon Stewart

Liberal and conservative have lost their meaning in America. I represent the distracted center.
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Roman Abramovich

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Author Profession: Famous Russian Businessman
Born: 24.10.1966

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Roman Abramovich

In my personal opinion, Russia is no less democratic than it used to be. It is a democratic country. It is democratic enough.
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Rupert Murdoch

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Author Profession: US Publisher
Born: 11.03.1931

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Rupert Murdoch

In motivating people, youve got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved.

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Al Gore

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Author Profession: US Vice President
Born: 31.03.1948

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Al Gore

I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.
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Sacha Baron Cohen

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Author Profession: English Comedian
Born: 13.10.1971

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Sacha Baron Cohen

To single out a particular group and say we cant make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and its kind of patronizing.
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George Clooney

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Author Profession: Popular US Actor
Born: 06.05.1961

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George Clooney

Its possible for me to make a bad movie out of a good script, but I cant make a good movie from a bad script.
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Paul Krugman

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Author Profession: US Economist
Born: 28.02.1953

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Paul Krugman

I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies.
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Jimmy Wales

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Author Profession: US Businessman
birthdays: 07.08.1966

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Jimmy Wales

Im a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.
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Brad Pitt

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Author Profession: Popular Actor
birthdays: 18.12.1963

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Brad Pitt

By the time this concert ends this evening, 30,000 Africans will have died because of extreme poverty. By this time tomorrow evening, another 30,000. This does not make sense.
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Kylie Minogue

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Author Profession: Most beautiful Australian Musician
birthdays: 28.05.1968

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Kylie Minogue

You need a lot of luck to find people with whom you want to spend the rest of your life. Some people manage to find their soul mate. Others don't. I think love is like a lottery.
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Malala Yousafzai

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Author Profession: Pakistani Activist
birthdays: 12.07.1997

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Malala Yousafzai

I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.
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Vladimir Putin

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Author Profession: Russia President
birthdays: 1952.10.07

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Vladimir Putin

Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.
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Sting

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Author Profession: Famous British Musician
birthdays: 02.10.1951

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Sting

I cant really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should.