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“Pay as little attention to discouragement as possible. Plough ahead as a steamer does, rough or smooth - rain or shine. To carry your cargo and make your port is the point.” -Maltbie D. Babcock
Maltbie Davenport Babcock was born on 3 August 1858 in Syracuse, New York, United States of America. He became a preacher and a writer. He is known as the creator of the hymn, “This is My Father’s World.” Maltbie Davenport Babcock passed on at 42 years of age on 18 May 1901.
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“Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.” -Roger Ward Babson
Roger Ward Babson was born on 6 July 1875 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a statistician, an entrepreneur, a business theorist, and a columnist. Roger Ward Babson passed on at 91 years of age on 5 March 1967 in Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America.
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“An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality.” -Richard Bach
“Here’s how the people live here, in big house-shaped boxes to keep off rain and snow, holes cut in the sides so they can see out. They move around in smaller boxes painted different colors, with wheels on the corners.” -Richard Bach
Richard David Bach was born on 23 June 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America. He is a writer who is known for “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” (1970), “Illusions” (1977), “One” (1989), and other books.
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“The words of the world want to make sentences.” -Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard was born in 1884. He was a French scientist, philosopher, and literary theorist. Gaston Bachelard passed on in 1962.
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“Reforms come from the bottom. No man with four aces requests a new deal.” -Frank Baer
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“The essence of work is concentrated energy.” -Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot was born on 3 February 1826 in Langport, Somersetshire, England. He became a businessman, an economist, an essayist, a journalist, and an editor of the “The Economist” newspaper. He wrote about literature, government issues, and economic affairs. Walter Bagehot passed on at 51 years of age on 24 March 1877 in Langport, Somersetshire, England.
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We live in deeds, not years: in thoughts not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
-Philip James Bailey: “Festus,” ‘Scene, A Country Town’
Philip James Bailey was born on 22 April 1816 in Nottingham, England, as the only son of Thomas Bailey and his first wife, Mary Taylor. He became poet. He is known as the author of “Festus.” Philip James Bailey passed on in 1902.
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“The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was before you came in.” -James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was born on 2 August 1924 in New York City, New York, United States of America. He became a novelist, a playwright, an essayist, and a poet. James Arthur Baldwin passed on at 63 years of age on 1 December 1987 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
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“The greatest truths are the simplest.” -Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou was born on 30 April 1771 in Richmond, New Hampshire, United States of America. He was a Universalist clergyman and a theological writer. The son of Maturin Ballou, a Baptist minister, he was self-educated and devoted himself early on to the ministry. In 1789, he converted to Universalism, and in 1794 became pastor of a congregation in Dana, Massachusetts. He was also a high-ranking freemason, and attained the position of Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire in 1811. Hosea Ballou passed on at 81 years of age on 6 June 1852 or 1853 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“If I had my life to live again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.” -Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead was born in 1903. She was an American stage and screen actress, and a talk show host. Tallulah Bankhead passed on in 1968.
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“No one can say, ‘You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.’ The human spirit is indomitable.” -Roger Bannister
Roger Gilbert Bannister was born on 23 March 1929 in Harrow, England. He is the first person recorded to have broken the four-minute time for running a mile (1952). Roger Gilbert Bannister passed on at 88 years of age on 3 March 2018 in Oxford, England.
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“The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object and pursue it for life.” -Anna Letitia Barbauld
Anna Letitia Barbauld was born as Anna Letitia Aikin in 1743. Anna Letitia Barbauld passed on in 1825.
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“We can wear flat shoes now and be fat.” -Ann Barbour (1996), commenting about an agreement on working conditions
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“Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested.” -P. T. Barnum
“The noblest art is that of making others happy.” -P. T. Barnum
“Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.” -P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in 1810. He was an American showman and businessman who promoted celebrated hoaxes and founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Although Mr. Barnum was also a writer, a publisher, a philanthropist, and for some time a public servant, he said of himself, “I am a showman by profession . . . and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me,” and his personal aims were “to put money in his own coffers.” Mr. Barnum is frequently but erroneously credited with coining the phrase, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Phineas Taylor Barnum passed on in 1891.
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“My advice on firing is simple: Treat that person the same way you’d want to be treated if you were in that situation. They’re still a good person, just not the right fit. So how do you help them move on in a productive way that allows them to maintain their dignity?” -Mary Barra
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“Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.” -Colleen C. Barrett
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“Do something unique that only you and no one else in the world can do.” -Robert Barry
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“I think that being happy makes the biggest impact on your physical appearance.” -Drew Barrymore
“In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” -Drew Barrymore
“We’ve got to learn there are going to be hard things in our lifetime, but it’s love that gives you the strength. It’s being nice to people and having a lot of fun and laughing harder than anything, hopefully every single day of your life.” -Drew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore was born in 1975. She is an American actress, screenwriter, film director, producer, model, and writer.
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“You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens.” -Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore was born in 1879. She was an American actress of the Barrymore family. Ethel Barrymore passed on in 1959.
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“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.” -Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo Bashō was born as Matsuo Kinsaku in 1644 near Ueno in Iga Province, Japan. He became a haiku poet, a collaborative poet, and a poetry teacher. Matsuo Bashō passed on at about 50 years of age on 28 November 1694 in Osaka, Japan.
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“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” -Thomas Haynes Bayly: “Songs and Ballads, Grave and Gay” (1844), ‘Isle of Beauty’
Thomas Haynes Bayly was born on 13 October 1797 in Bath, England. He became a writer and a songwriter. Thomas Haynes Bayly passed on at 41 years of age on 22 April 1839 in England.
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“Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.” -E. R. Beadle
Elias R. Beadle.
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“Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong they ask, ‘Is this thing still flying?’ If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to overreact.” -Alan L. Bean
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“Appreciation is the memory of the heart.” -Bill Beattie
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“You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.” -James Beatty
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“Strength is a matter of a made up mind.” -John Beecher
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“No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.” -Max Beerbohm
“She was one of the people who say, ‘I don’t know anything about music really, but I know what I like.’” -Max Beerbohm
Henry Maximilian ‘Max’ Beerbohm was born in 1872. He became an artist, a book illustrator, a caricaturist, a satirist, and an essayist. Henry Maximilian ‘Max’ Beerbohm passed on in 1956.
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“To find fulfillment . . . don’t exist with life - embrace it.” -Jim Beggs
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“Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I’ll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.” -Lawrence D. Bell
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“Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Don’t let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It’s your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don’t let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality - not yours.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your character, not your reputation. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.” -Roy T. Bennett
“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” -Roy Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (25 February 2016)
“It’s never too late to change your life for the better. You don’t have to take huge steps to change your life. Making even the smallest changes to your daily routine can make a big difference to your life.” -Roy T. Bennett
“The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.” -Roy T. Bennett
Roy T. Bennett is a writer.
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“Become the maker of your own life.” -Warren G. Bennis
“Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.” -Warren G. Bennis
“Managers are people who do things right and leaders are people who do the right things.” -Warren G. Bennis
“The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.” -Warren G. Bennis
“There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.” -Warren Bennis
Warren G. Bennis was born in 1925. He is an American writer and sociologist.
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“I don’t like authority. At least I don’t like other people’s authority.” -A. C. Benson
Arthur Christopher Benson, also known as A. C. Benson, was born in 1862. He was an English essayist, poet, and the 28th Master of Magdalene College in Cambridge, England. A distinguished academic and prolific author, his poems and essays were famous in his day; and he left one of the longest diaries ever written, some four million words. Today, he is best remembered as the author of the words of one of Britain’s best-loved patriotic songs, “Land of Hope and Glory.” Arthur Christopher Benson passed on in 1925.
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“One must think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.” -Henri Bergson
“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” -Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis ‘Henri’ Bergson was born in 1859. He was a French philosopher. Henri-Louis ‘Henri’ Bergson passed on in 1941.
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“Most general statements are false, including this one.” -Edmund C. Berkeley
Edmund Callis Berkeley was born on 22 February 1909. He was an American computer scientist. Edmund Callis Berkeley passed on at 79 years of age on 7 March 1988.
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“We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see.” [paraphrased quotation]
“That we have first rais'd a Dust, and then complain, we cannot see.” [original quotation]
-George Berkeley: “A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge” (1710), introduction
George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, was born on 12 March 1685 in Dysart Castle near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was married to Anne Forster. He became an Anglican church official, a philosopher, and a writer. George Berkeley passed on at 67 years of age on 14 January 1753 in Oxford, England.
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“The truly wise are always simple - simple friendliness, simple decency, simple goodwill between man and man. It is the little mind that spins complications.” -Eugene P. Berlin
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“The toughest thing about being a success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success.” -Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was born as Israel Baline in 1888. He was a Russian-born American songwriter and a composer of music. Irving Berlin passed on in 1989.
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“A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.” -George Bernanos
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“What we love, we shall grow to resemble.” -Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux was born in C.E. 1090 in Fontaine-lès Dijon, France. He became an abbot and was the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order. In the year 1128, he attended the Council of Troyes, at which he traced the outlines of the Rule of the Knights Templar. Bernard of Clairvaux passed on at about 63 years of age on C.E. 20 August 1153 in Clairvaux, France. He was made a saint on 18 January 1174 by Pope Alexander III of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also honored by the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.
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“It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.” -Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt was born on 22 or 23 October 1844. She was a French actress. Sarah Bernhardt passed on at 78 years of age on 26 March 1923.
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“Instead of worrying about everything that could go wrong, focus on everything that could go right.” -Gabby Bernstein
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“Do what you know best; if you’re a runner, run, if you’re a bell, ring.” -Ignas Bernstein
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“Excellence is more fun than mediocrity.” -Leonard Berry
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“Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.” -Mary Frances Berry
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“Thought creates character.” -Annie Besant
Annie Besant was born as Annie Wood on 1 October 1847 in Clapham, London, England. She was married to Frank Besant. She became a writer and an orator. Annie Besant passed on at 85 years of age on 20 September 1933 in Adyar, Madras Presidency, India.
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“His Lordship says he will turn it over in what he is pleased to call his mind.” -Richard Bethell
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“I leave you love . . . I leave you hope . . . I leave you faith.” -Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875. Mary McLeod Bethune passed on in 1955.
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“Our success at Amazon is a function of how many experiments we do per year, per month, per week, per day . . .” -Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the founder, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of Amazon.
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“Hear much; speak little.” -Bias of Priene
Bias of Priene was born at Priene. He was a Greek sage, reckoned among the Seven Sages of Greece.
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“Of what help is anyone who can only be approached with the right words?” -Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco: “Haven” (1951)
“To be on a pedestal is to be in a corner.” -Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco: “Haven” (1951)
Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco, also known as Elizabeth Bibesco and Elizabeth Asquith, was born as Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith on 26 February 1897. She was married to Prince Antoine Bibesco of Romania in 1919. She became a writer, a poet, and a socialite. Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco, passed on at 48 years of age on 7 April 1945 in Bucharest, Romania.
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“At 19, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.” -Jim Bishop
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“Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.” -Claude T. Bissell
Claude Thomas Bissell.
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“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all of mankind.” -Emily P. Bissell
Emily P. Bissell was born in 1861.
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“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.” -Jacqueline Bisset
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“Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.” -Claudia Black
“Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.” -Claudia Black
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“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.” -Bonnie Blair
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“We never know what is enough until we know what is more than enough.” -William Blake
William Blake was born on 28 November 1757 in Soho, London, England. He became a poet, an art painter, and a printmaker. William Blake passed on at 69 years of age on 12 August 1827 in Charing Cross, London, England.
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“Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.” -Niels Bohr
“No, no, you’re not thinking, you’re just being logical.” -Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohr was born on 7 October 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a physicist who worked in the fields of atomic structure and quantum theory. Niels Henrik David Bohr passed on at 77 years of age on 18 November 1962 in Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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“There is nothing more difficult to carry out and more doubtful of success than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all who prosper by the old order.” -Italo Bombolini
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“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“If you board the wrong train it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in 1906. He was a German Protestant theologian. Dietrich Bonhoeffer passed on in 1945.
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“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.” -Daniel Boorstin: as quoted in Connie Robertson: “Book of Humorous Quotations” (1998), page 29
“The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the Earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel Boorstin
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Joseph Boorstin was born on 1 October 1914 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. He became a historian and writer. He was a librarian of the United States Congress (1975 - 1987). Daniel Joseph Boorstin passed on at 89 years of age on 28 February 2004 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
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“Be bold in what you stand for and careful what you fall for.” -Ruth Boorstin
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“The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.” -Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet was born on 27 September 1627 in Dijon, France. He became a Catholic Bishop, a theologian, a preacher, a writer, and a tutor. Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet passed on at 76 years of age on 12 April 1704 in Paris, France.
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“Few minds wear out; more rust out.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
“There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless and the other half discreditable.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
“We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
“When all else is lost the future still remains.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
Christian Nestell Bovée was born on 22 February 1820 in New York City, New York, United States of America. He became a lawyer, editor, and an epigrammatist. He is known as the author of the books, “Intuitions and Summaries of Thought” and “Thoughts, Feeling and Fancies.” Christian Nestell Bovée passed on at 83 years of age on 18 January 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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“What pioneer ever had a chart and a lighthouse to steer by?” -Catherine Drinker Bowen
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“I’m just an individual who doesn’t feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I’m working for me.” -David Bowie (pseudonym of David Robert Jones (1947 - 2016))
David Bowie is a pseudonym of David Robert Jones, who was born on 8 January 1947 in London, England. He became a singer, a songwriter, and an actor. David Robert Jones passed on at 69 years of age on 10 January 2016 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday, and celebrate just living.” -Amanda Bradley
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“We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.” -Omar Bradley
Omar Nelson Bradley was born on 12 February 1893 in Clark, Missouri, United States of America. He became a general in the United States Army during and following World War 2. Omar Nelson Bradley passed on at 88 years of age on 8 April 1981 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“I’ve never met a person, I don’t care what his condition, in whom I could not see possibilities. I don’t care how much a man may consider himself a failure, I believe in him, for he can change the thing that is wrong in his life anytime he is prepared and ready to do it. Whenever he develops the desire, he can take away from his life the thing that is defeating it. The capacity for reformation and change lies within.” -Preston Bradley
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“Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.” -Bill Bradley
William Warren ‘Bill’ Bradley was born on 28 July 1943 in Crystal City, Missouri, United States of America. He became a professional basketball player and a public servant.
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At breakfast a husband is cheery or blue
At dinner he’s blue or he’s cheery
And when you’ve admitted these facts to be true
You’ve mastered the whole subject, dearie
-Elspeth M. Bragdon
Elspeth MacDuffy Bragdon was born in 1897. She was married to Marshall H. Bragdon. Elspeth MacDuffy Bragdon passed on in 1980.
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“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy of social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” -Louis Brandeis: “Other People’s Money” (1933), page 62
Louis Dembitz Brandeis was born as Louis David Brandeis on 13 November 1856 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America. He became a lawyer and an associate justice (1916 - 1939) of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Louis Dembitz Brandeis passed on at 84 years of age on 5 October 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
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“He who walks in another’s tracks leaves no footprints.” -Joan L. Brannon
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“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.” -Richard Branson
“Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them.” -Richard Branson
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” -Richard Branson
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on 18 July 1950 in London, England. He became a businessman, an investor, and a writer.
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“The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay.” -Robert Brault
“The trouble with letting trivial things ruin your life is that they keep getting more trivial.” -Robert Brault
“There is no law that says the things that brighten your day can’t be every bit as trivial as the things that ruin it.” -Robert Brault
“Two people can have a middling day, but one rounds up and the other rounds down.” -Robert Brault
Robert Brault was born in 1938. He is an American computer software developer and freelance writer whose work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and at rbrault.blogspot.com.
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“Often we set out to make a difference in the lives of others, only to discover we have made a difference in our own.” -Ellie Braun-Haley
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“Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend . . . when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present - love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure - the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on Earth.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach
“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach: “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy” (1995)
“We may be blinded by our own perceived flaws, but those who love us have clearer vision.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach
Sarah Ban Breathnach (pronounced ‘bon brannock’) was born on 5 May 1947 in Westbury, New York, United States of America. She is a writer and a professional speaker. Website: http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/.
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“As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.” -Bertolt Brecht: “Life of Galileo” (9 September 1943); type of work: historic drama
Eugen Berthold Friedrich ‘Bertolt’ Brecht was born on 10 February 1898 in Augsburg, Bavaria, German Empire. He became a poet, a playwright, and a theater director. Eugen Berthold Friedrich ‘Bertolt’ Brecht passed on at 58 years of age on 14 August 1956 in East Berlin, East Germany (now Berlin, Germany).
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“The world is full of monsters with friendly faces and angels with scars.” -Heather Brewer
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“If we are not most careful with our thoughts and speech, the words we use will use us. Language has its own ethics and one who communicates truth is like a bright light in the darkness.” -Ted E. Brewerton
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“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.” -Arthur Brisbane
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“The eyes of the emperor are everywhere.” -Brodrig
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“As I get older, I’ve learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.” -Po Bronson
Po Bronson was born on 14 March 1964 in Seattle, Washington, United States of America. He is a writer.
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“It is brave to be involved.” -Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was born in 1917. Gwendolyn Brooks passed on in 2000.
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“Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.” -Phillips Brooks: as quoted in Elizabeth Peabody: “Primary Education” (1916), page 190
Phillips Brooks was born on 13 December 1835. He was an American clergyman and writer. He briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church during the early 1890s. In the Episcopal liturgical calendar, he is remembered on January 23. He is known as the lyricist of the Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Phillips Brooks passed on at 57 years of age on 23 January 1893.
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“He who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.” -Richard Brooks
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“The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others; the best way to gather is to scatter.” -Thomas Brooks
Thomas Benton Brooks was born in 1608. Thomas Benton Brooks passed on in 1680.
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“Stop thinking you’re doing it all wrong. Your path doesn’t look like anybody else’s because it can’t, it shouldn’t, and it won’t.” -Eleanor Brown
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“Foolproof systems don’t take into account the ingenuity of fools.” -Gene Brown
“The bridges you cross before you come to them are over rivers that aren’t there.” -Gene Brown
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“Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior
“Never give up on anybody - miracles happen daily.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior
“Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior
Harriett Jackson Brown, Junior was born in 1940 in Tennessee, United States of America. He became a writer. He is known for his inspirational books, “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (Volume 1) (1991) and “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (Volume 2) (1994)
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“Even as water carves monuments of stone so do our thoughts shape our character.” -Hugh B. Brown
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“Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.” -Les Brown
“Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” -Les Brown
“Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers, or your clients and customers.” -Les Brown
Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown was born on 17 February 1945. He is an American motivational speaker, writer, public servant, and radio and television personality.
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“The world is measureless and vast. Live in it with curiosity and intensity.” -Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown was born in 1910. Margaret Wise Brown passed on in 1952.
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“A great man leaves clean work behind him, and requires no sweeper up of the chips.” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Since when was genius found respectable?” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished.” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born as Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett on 6 March 1806 in Kelloe, Durham, England. A spinal injury received in a fall from a pony prevented her from attending school. She became a poet. She was married to Robert Browning in 1846. Her poetry was widely popular in both Britain and the United States during her lifetime. Elizabeth Barrett Browning passed on at 55 years of age on 29 June 1861 in Florence, Kingdom of Italy.
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“A minute’s success pays the failure of years.” -Robert Browning
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in His hand
Who saith, ‘A whole I planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God:
See all, nor be afraid!’
-Robert Browning: “Rabbi ben Ezra” (1864)
“Ignorance is not innocence but sin.” -Robert Browning
Robert Browning was born on 7 May 1812 in London, England. He was married to Elizabeth Barrett in 1846. He became a poet and a playwright. Robert Browning passed on at 77 years of age on 12 December 1889 in Venice, Italy.
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“Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him and all the others.” -Bernard M. Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch was born on 19 August 1870 in Camden, South Carolina, United States of America. He became a financier, a stock investor, a philanthropist, a statesman, and a wartime economic consultant to American Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt. He had immersed himself in learning the brokerage business and became a millionaire by the time he was thirty. Bernard Mannes Baruch passed on at 94 years of age on 20 June 1965 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“If you believe in yourself, have dedication, pride, and never quit, you will always be a winner. The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.” -Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
Paul William ‘Bear’ Bryant was born in 1913. Paul William ‘Bear’ Bryant passed on in 1983.
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“Start prioritizing your mental health instead of adjusting to toxic spaces.” -Thema Bryant-Davis
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“Too often a sense of loyalty depends on admiration, and if we can’t admire it is difficult to be loyal.” -Aimee Buchanan
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“There is enough in the world for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.” -Frank Buchman (similar quotation attributed to Mahatma Gandhi)
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“The best things in life aren’t things.” -Art Buchwald
Arthur ‘Art’ Buchwald was born on 20 October 1925. He was an American journalist and humorist. Arthur ‘Art’ Buchwald passed on at 81 years of age on 17 January 2007.
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“Once the what has been decided, the how always follows. We must not make the how an excuse for not facing and accepting the what.” -Pearl S. Buck: “To My Daughters, With Love” (1967)
“To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.” -Pearl S. Buck
“When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.” -Pearl S. Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu, was born on 26 June 1892. She was an American writer of novels about life in China. As the daughter of missionaries, she spent most of her life through 1934 in China. She is known for her novel, “The Good Earth” (2 March 1931). Pearl Sydenstricker Buck passed on at 80 years of age on 6 March 1973.
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“There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he’s absolutely free to choose.” -William M. Bulger
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Beneath the rule of men entirely great
The pen is mightier than the sword.
-Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
“Give, and you may keep your friend if you lose your money; lend, and the chances are that you lose your friend if ever you get back your money.” -Bulwer-Lytton
“Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye looking on finds its own.” -Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton was born on 25 May 1803. He was married to Rosina Doyle Wheeler in 1827. He was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and public servant. He is known for inventing the opening line, “It was a dark and stormy night.” Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton passed on at 69 years of age on 18 January 1873.
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“Don’t believe the world owes you a living, the world owes you nothing - it was here first.” -Robert Jones Burdette
“There are two days in the week about which and upon which I never worry . . . Yesterday and Tomorrow.” -Robert Jones Burdette
Robert Jones Burdette was born on 30 July 1844 in Greensboro, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He became a newspaper editor, a humorist, and a lecturer. Robert Jones Burdette passed on at 70 years of age on 19 November 1914 in Pasadena, California, United States of America.
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“If you would not have affliction visit you twice, listen at once to what it teaches.” -James Burgh
James Burgh was born in 1714. He was a Scottish writer. James Burgh passed on in 1775.
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“It is astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett
“The world should be a little bit better because a man has lived.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett: “Little Lord Fauntleroy” (1886)
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was born on 24 November 1849 in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England. She emigrated with her family to the United States of America in 1865. She became a novelist and playwright, and is known as the author of “The Secret Garden” (1911). Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett passed on at 74 years of age on 29 October 1924 in Plandome Manor, New York, United States of America.
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“Beauty is also to be found in a day’s work.” -Mamie Sypert Burns
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“Getters generally don’t get happiness; givers get it. You simply give to others a bit of yourself: a thoughtful act, a helpful idea, a word of appreciation, a lift over a rough spot, a sense of understanding, a timely suggestion. You take something out of your mind, garnished in kindness out of your heart, and put it into the other fellow’s mind and heart.” -Charles H. Burr
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“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. The longer I live the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.” -John Burroughs: “The Summit of the Years” (1913), ‘Preface’
“Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.” -John Burroughs
John Burroughs was born on 3 April 1837 on a family farm in the Catskill Mountains near Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, United States of America. He became a naturalist and a writer. John Burroughs passed on at 83 years of age on 29 March 1921 near Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America.
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“Modern Man has lost the option of silence.” -William Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was born in 1914. He was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer associated with the Beat Generation. Mr. Burroughs wrote 18 novels and novellas, six collections of short stories, and four collections of essays. William Seward Burroughs II passed on in 1997.
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“Optimism is the foundation of courage.” -Nicholas Murray Butler
“The world is divided into three classes of people: a very small group that makes things happen; a somewhat larger group that watches things happen; and the great multitude which never knows what happened.” -Nicholas Murray Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler was born on 2 April 1862 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America. He became an educator, a diplomat, and a philosopher. Mr. Butler was a president of Columbia University and a president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “The New York Times” printed his Christmas greeting to the nation every year. Nicholas Murray Butler passed on at 85 years of age on 7 December 1947 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most.” -Samuel Butler
“Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.” -Samuel Butler
“People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.” -Samuel Butler
“The course of true anything never does run smooth.” -Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler, also known as Samuel Butler the Younger to distinguish him from his grandfather of the same name, was born on 4 December 1835 in Langar, Nottinghamshire, England. He was a novelist, an essayist, a critic, and a satirist. Samuel Butler passed on at 66 years of age on 18 June 1902 in London, England.
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“The country that draws a broad line between its fighting men and its thinking men will find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.” -William F. Butler (Sir)
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“Concentration alone conquers.” -Charles Buxton: “Notes of Thought” (1883), page 28
Charles Buxton was born on 18 November 1822 in Cromer, Norfolk, England. He became a merchant, a writer, a member of parliament, and a philanthropist. Charles Buxton passed on at 47 years of age on 10 August 1871.
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“I’ve arrived, and to prove it, I’m here.” -Max Bygraves
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“Make it a goal to see the best in everyone and the best will come back to you.” -Rhonda Byrne
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“Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away.” -Lord Byron
But words are things,
and a small drop of ink,
falling like dew, upon a thought,
produces that which makes thousands,
perhaps millions, think.
-Lord Byron
Truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
-Lord Byron: “Don Juan” (1818 - 1824)
George Gordon Noel Byron, also known as Lord Byron, was born on 22 January 1788 in London, England. He was lame from birth. In 1815, he married Anne Isabelle Milbanke. He became a poet and a satirist. His first volume of verses, titled “Hours of Idleness,” was published in 1807. “Manfred” and “The Lament of Tasso” were written in 1817. From 1818 until he passed on, Byron was occupied with writing “Don Juan,” and spent much of his life traveling in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Turkey. In 1823, he went to Greece and aided in the Greek struggle for independence from the Turks. George Gordon Noel Byron passed on at 36 years of age on 19 April 1824 in Missolonghi, Greece.
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“Pay as little attention to discouragement as possible. Plough ahead as a steamer does, rough or smooth - rain or shine. To carry your cargo and make your port is the point.” -Maltbie D. Babcock
Maltbie Davenport Babcock was born on 3 August 1858 in Syracuse, New York, United States of America. He became a preacher and a writer. He is known as the creator of the hymn, “This is My Father’s World.” Maltbie Davenport Babcock passed on at 42 years of age on 18 May 1901.
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“Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.” -Roger Ward Babson
Roger Ward Babson was born on 6 July 1875 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a statistician, an entrepreneur, a business theorist, and a columnist. Roger Ward Babson passed on at 91 years of age on 5 March 1967 in Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America.
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“An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality.” -Richard Bach
“Here’s how the people live here, in big house-shaped boxes to keep off rain and snow, holes cut in the sides so they can see out. They move around in smaller boxes painted different colors, with wheels on the corners.” -Richard Bach
Richard David Bach was born on 23 June 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America. He is a writer who is known for “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” (1970), “Illusions” (1977), “One” (1989), and other books.
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“The words of the world want to make sentences.” -Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard was born in 1884. He was a French scientist, philosopher, and literary theorist. Gaston Bachelard passed on in 1962.
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“Reforms come from the bottom. No man with four aces requests a new deal.” -Frank Baer
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“The essence of work is concentrated energy.” -Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot was born on 3 February 1826 in Langport, Somersetshire, England. He became a businessman, an economist, an essayist, a journalist, and an editor of the “The Economist” newspaper. He wrote about literature, government issues, and economic affairs. Walter Bagehot passed on at 51 years of age on 24 March 1877 in Langport, Somersetshire, England.
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We live in deeds, not years: in thoughts not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
-Philip James Bailey: “Festus,” ‘Scene, A Country Town’
Philip James Bailey was born on 22 April 1816 in Nottingham, England, as the only son of Thomas Bailey and his first wife, Mary Taylor. He became poet. He is known as the author of “Festus.” Philip James Bailey passed on in 1902.
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“The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was before you came in.” -James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was born on 2 August 1924 in New York City, New York, United States of America. He became a novelist, a playwright, an essayist, and a poet. James Arthur Baldwin passed on at 63 years of age on 1 December 1987 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
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“The greatest truths are the simplest.” -Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou was born on 30 April 1771 in Richmond, New Hampshire, United States of America. He was a Universalist clergyman and a theological writer. The son of Maturin Ballou, a Baptist minister, he was self-educated and devoted himself early on to the ministry. In 1789, he converted to Universalism, and in 1794 became pastor of a congregation in Dana, Massachusetts. He was also a high-ranking freemason, and attained the position of Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire in 1811. Hosea Ballou passed on at 81 years of age on 6 June 1852 or 1853 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“If I had my life to live again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.” -Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead was born in 1903. She was an American stage and screen actress, and a talk show host. Tallulah Bankhead passed on in 1968.
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“No one can say, ‘You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.’ The human spirit is indomitable.” -Roger Bannister
Roger Gilbert Bannister was born on 23 March 1929 in Harrow, England. He is the first person recorded to have broken the four-minute time for running a mile (1952). Roger Gilbert Bannister passed on at 88 years of age on 3 March 2018 in Oxford, England.
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“The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object and pursue it for life.” -Anna Letitia Barbauld
Anna Letitia Barbauld was born as Anna Letitia Aikin in 1743. Anna Letitia Barbauld passed on in 1825.
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“We can wear flat shoes now and be fat.” -Ann Barbour (1996), commenting about an agreement on working conditions
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“Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested.” -P. T. Barnum
“The noblest art is that of making others happy.” -P. T. Barnum
“Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.” -P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in 1810. He was an American showman and businessman who promoted celebrated hoaxes and founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Although Mr. Barnum was also a writer, a publisher, a philanthropist, and for some time a public servant, he said of himself, “I am a showman by profession . . . and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me,” and his personal aims were “to put money in his own coffers.” Mr. Barnum is frequently but erroneously credited with coining the phrase, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Phineas Taylor Barnum passed on in 1891.
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“My advice on firing is simple: Treat that person the same way you’d want to be treated if you were in that situation. They’re still a good person, just not the right fit. So how do you help them move on in a productive way that allows them to maintain their dignity?” -Mary Barra
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“Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.” -Colleen C. Barrett
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“Do something unique that only you and no one else in the world can do.” -Robert Barry
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“I think that being happy makes the biggest impact on your physical appearance.” -Drew Barrymore
“In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” -Drew Barrymore
“We’ve got to learn there are going to be hard things in our lifetime, but it’s love that gives you the strength. It’s being nice to people and having a lot of fun and laughing harder than anything, hopefully every single day of your life.” -Drew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore was born in 1975. She is an American actress, screenwriter, film director, producer, model, and writer.
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“You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens.” -Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore was born in 1879. She was an American actress of the Barrymore family. Ethel Barrymore passed on in 1959.
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“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.” -Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo Bashō was born as Matsuo Kinsaku in 1644 near Ueno in Iga Province, Japan. He became a haiku poet, a collaborative poet, and a poetry teacher. Matsuo Bashō passed on at about 50 years of age on 28 November 1694 in Osaka, Japan.
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“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” -Thomas Haynes Bayly: “Songs and Ballads, Grave and Gay” (1844), ‘Isle of Beauty’
Thomas Haynes Bayly was born on 13 October 1797 in Bath, England. He became a writer and a songwriter. Thomas Haynes Bayly passed on at 41 years of age on 22 April 1839 in England.
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“Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.” -E. R. Beadle
Elias R. Beadle.
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“Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong they ask, ‘Is this thing still flying?’ If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to overreact.” -Alan L. Bean
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“Appreciation is the memory of the heart.” -Bill Beattie
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“You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.” -James Beatty
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“Strength is a matter of a made up mind.” -John Beecher
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“No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.” -Max Beerbohm
“She was one of the people who say, ‘I don’t know anything about music really, but I know what I like.’” -Max Beerbohm
Henry Maximilian ‘Max’ Beerbohm was born in 1872. He became an artist, a book illustrator, a caricaturist, a satirist, and an essayist. Henry Maximilian ‘Max’ Beerbohm passed on in 1956.
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“To find fulfillment . . . don’t exist with life - embrace it.” -Jim Beggs
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“Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I’ll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.” -Lawrence D. Bell
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“Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Don’t let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It’s your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don’t let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality - not yours.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your character, not your reputation. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.” -Roy T. Bennett
“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” -Roy Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (25 February 2016)
“It’s never too late to change your life for the better. You don’t have to take huge steps to change your life. Making even the smallest changes to your daily routine can make a big difference to your life.” -Roy T. Bennett
“The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.” -Roy T. Bennett
Roy T. Bennett is a writer.
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“Become the maker of your own life.” -Warren G. Bennis
“Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.” -Warren G. Bennis
“Managers are people who do things right and leaders are people who do the right things.” -Warren G. Bennis
“The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.” -Warren G. Bennis
“There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.” -Warren Bennis
Warren G. Bennis was born in 1925. He is an American writer and sociologist.
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“I don’t like authority. At least I don’t like other people’s authority.” -A. C. Benson
Arthur Christopher Benson, also known as A. C. Benson, was born in 1862. He was an English essayist, poet, and the 28th Master of Magdalene College in Cambridge, England. A distinguished academic and prolific author, his poems and essays were famous in his day; and he left one of the longest diaries ever written, some four million words. Today, he is best remembered as the author of the words of one of Britain’s best-loved patriotic songs, “Land of Hope and Glory.” Arthur Christopher Benson passed on in 1925.
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“One must think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.” -Henri Bergson
“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” -Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis ‘Henri’ Bergson was born in 1859. He was a French philosopher. Henri-Louis ‘Henri’ Bergson passed on in 1941.
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“Most general statements are false, including this one.” -Edmund C. Berkeley
Edmund Callis Berkeley was born on 22 February 1909. He was an American computer scientist. Edmund Callis Berkeley passed on at 79 years of age on 7 March 1988.
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“We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see.” [paraphrased quotation]
“That we have first rais'd a Dust, and then complain, we cannot see.” [original quotation]
-George Berkeley: “A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge” (1710), introduction
George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, was born on 12 March 1685 in Dysart Castle near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was married to Anne Forster. He became an Anglican church official, a philosopher, and a writer. George Berkeley passed on at 67 years of age on 14 January 1753 in Oxford, England.
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“The truly wise are always simple - simple friendliness, simple decency, simple goodwill between man and man. It is the little mind that spins complications.” -Eugene P. Berlin
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“The toughest thing about being a success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success.” -Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was born as Israel Baline in 1888. He was a Russian-born American songwriter and a composer of music. Irving Berlin passed on in 1989.
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“A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.” -George Bernanos
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“What we love, we shall grow to resemble.” -Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux was born in C.E. 1090 in Fontaine-lès Dijon, France. He became an abbot and was the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order. In the year 1128, he attended the Council of Troyes, at which he traced the outlines of the Rule of the Knights Templar. Bernard of Clairvaux passed on at about 63 years of age on C.E. 20 August 1153 in Clairvaux, France. He was made a saint on 18 January 1174 by Pope Alexander III of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also honored by the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.
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“It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.” -Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt was born on 22 or 23 October 1844. She was a French actress. Sarah Bernhardt passed on at 78 years of age on 26 March 1923.
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“Instead of worrying about everything that could go wrong, focus on everything that could go right.” -Gabby Bernstein
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“Do what you know best; if you’re a runner, run, if you’re a bell, ring.” -Ignas Bernstein
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“Excellence is more fun than mediocrity.” -Leonard Berry
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“Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.” -Mary Frances Berry
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“Thought creates character.” -Annie Besant
Annie Besant was born as Annie Wood on 1 October 1847 in Clapham, London, England. She was married to Frank Besant. She became a writer and an orator. Annie Besant passed on at 85 years of age on 20 September 1933 in Adyar, Madras Presidency, India.
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“His Lordship says he will turn it over in what he is pleased to call his mind.” -Richard Bethell
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“I leave you love . . . I leave you hope . . . I leave you faith.” -Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875. Mary McLeod Bethune passed on in 1955.
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“Our success at Amazon is a function of how many experiments we do per year, per month, per week, per day . . .” -Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the founder, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of Amazon.
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“Hear much; speak little.” -Bias of Priene
Bias of Priene was born at Priene. He was a Greek sage, reckoned among the Seven Sages of Greece.
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“Of what help is anyone who can only be approached with the right words?” -Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco: “Haven” (1951)
“To be on a pedestal is to be in a corner.” -Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco: “Haven” (1951)
Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco, also known as Elizabeth Bibesco and Elizabeth Asquith, was born as Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith on 26 February 1897. She was married to Prince Antoine Bibesco of Romania in 1919. She became a writer, a poet, and a socialite. Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, Princess Bibesco, passed on at 48 years of age on 7 April 1945 in Bucharest, Romania.
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“At 19, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.” -Jim Bishop
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“Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.” -Claude T. Bissell
Claude Thomas Bissell.
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“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all of mankind.” -Emily P. Bissell
Emily P. Bissell was born in 1861.
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“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.” -Jacqueline Bisset
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“Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.” -Claudia Black
“Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.” -Claudia Black
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“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.” -Bonnie Blair
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“We never know what is enough until we know what is more than enough.” -William Blake
William Blake was born on 28 November 1757 in Soho, London, England. He became a poet, an art painter, and a printmaker. William Blake passed on at 69 years of age on 12 August 1827 in Charing Cross, London, England.
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“Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.” -Niels Bohr
“No, no, you’re not thinking, you’re just being logical.” -Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohr was born on 7 October 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a physicist who worked in the fields of atomic structure and quantum theory. Niels Henrik David Bohr passed on at 77 years of age on 18 November 1962 in Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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“There is nothing more difficult to carry out and more doubtful of success than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all who prosper by the old order.” -Italo Bombolini
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“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“If you board the wrong train it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in 1906. He was a German Protestant theologian. Dietrich Bonhoeffer passed on in 1945.
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“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.” -Daniel Boorstin: as quoted in Connie Robertson: “Book of Humorous Quotations” (1998), page 29
“The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the Earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel Boorstin
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Joseph Boorstin was born on 1 October 1914 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. He became a historian and writer. He was a librarian of the United States Congress (1975 - 1987). Daniel Joseph Boorstin passed on at 89 years of age on 28 February 2004 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
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“Be bold in what you stand for and careful what you fall for.” -Ruth Boorstin
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“The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.” -Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet was born on 27 September 1627 in Dijon, France. He became a Catholic Bishop, a theologian, a preacher, a writer, and a tutor. Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet passed on at 76 years of age on 12 April 1704 in Paris, France.
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“Few minds wear out; more rust out.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
“There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless and the other half discreditable.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
“We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
“When all else is lost the future still remains.” -Christian Nestell Bovée
Christian Nestell Bovée was born on 22 February 1820 in New York City, New York, United States of America. He became a lawyer, editor, and an epigrammatist. He is known as the author of the books, “Intuitions and Summaries of Thought” and “Thoughts, Feeling and Fancies.” Christian Nestell Bovée passed on at 83 years of age on 18 January 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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“What pioneer ever had a chart and a lighthouse to steer by?” -Catherine Drinker Bowen
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“I’m just an individual who doesn’t feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I’m working for me.” -David Bowie (pseudonym of David Robert Jones (1947 - 2016))
David Bowie is a pseudonym of David Robert Jones, who was born on 8 January 1947 in London, England. He became a singer, a songwriter, and an actor. David Robert Jones passed on at 69 years of age on 10 January 2016 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday, and celebrate just living.” -Amanda Bradley
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“We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.” -Omar Bradley
Omar Nelson Bradley was born on 12 February 1893 in Clark, Missouri, United States of America. He became a general in the United States Army during and following World War 2. Omar Nelson Bradley passed on at 88 years of age on 8 April 1981 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“I’ve never met a person, I don’t care what his condition, in whom I could not see possibilities. I don’t care how much a man may consider himself a failure, I believe in him, for he can change the thing that is wrong in his life anytime he is prepared and ready to do it. Whenever he develops the desire, he can take away from his life the thing that is defeating it. The capacity for reformation and change lies within.” -Preston Bradley
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“Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.” -Bill Bradley
William Warren ‘Bill’ Bradley was born on 28 July 1943 in Crystal City, Missouri, United States of America. He became a professional basketball player and a public servant.
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At breakfast a husband is cheery or blue
At dinner he’s blue or he’s cheery
And when you’ve admitted these facts to be true
You’ve mastered the whole subject, dearie
-Elspeth M. Bragdon
Elspeth MacDuffy Bragdon was born in 1897. She was married to Marshall H. Bragdon. Elspeth MacDuffy Bragdon passed on in 1980.
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“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy of social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” -Louis Brandeis: “Other People’s Money” (1933), page 62
Louis Dembitz Brandeis was born as Louis David Brandeis on 13 November 1856 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America. He became a lawyer and an associate justice (1916 - 1939) of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Louis Dembitz Brandeis passed on at 84 years of age on 5 October 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
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“He who walks in another’s tracks leaves no footprints.” -Joan L. Brannon
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“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.” -Richard Branson
“Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them.” -Richard Branson
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” -Richard Branson
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on 18 July 1950 in London, England. He became a businessman, an investor, and a writer.
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“The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay.” -Robert Brault
“The trouble with letting trivial things ruin your life is that they keep getting more trivial.” -Robert Brault
“There is no law that says the things that brighten your day can’t be every bit as trivial as the things that ruin it.” -Robert Brault
“Two people can have a middling day, but one rounds up and the other rounds down.” -Robert Brault
Robert Brault was born in 1938. He is an American computer software developer and freelance writer whose work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and at rbrault.blogspot.com.
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“Often we set out to make a difference in the lives of others, only to discover we have made a difference in our own.” -Ellie Braun-Haley
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“Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend . . . when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present - love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure - the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on Earth.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach
“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach: “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy” (1995)
“We may be blinded by our own perceived flaws, but those who love us have clearer vision.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach
Sarah Ban Breathnach (pronounced ‘bon brannock’) was born on 5 May 1947 in Westbury, New York, United States of America. She is a writer and a professional speaker. Website: http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/.
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“As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.” -Bertolt Brecht: “Life of Galileo” (9 September 1943); type of work: historic drama
Eugen Berthold Friedrich ‘Bertolt’ Brecht was born on 10 February 1898 in Augsburg, Bavaria, German Empire. He became a poet, a playwright, and a theater director. Eugen Berthold Friedrich ‘Bertolt’ Brecht passed on at 58 years of age on 14 August 1956 in East Berlin, East Germany (now Berlin, Germany).
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“The world is full of monsters with friendly faces and angels with scars.” -Heather Brewer
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“If we are not most careful with our thoughts and speech, the words we use will use us. Language has its own ethics and one who communicates truth is like a bright light in the darkness.” -Ted E. Brewerton
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“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.” -Arthur Brisbane
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“The eyes of the emperor are everywhere.” -Brodrig
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“As I get older, I’ve learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.” -Po Bronson
Po Bronson was born on 14 March 1964 in Seattle, Washington, United States of America. He is a writer.
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“It is brave to be involved.” -Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was born in 1917. Gwendolyn Brooks passed on in 2000.
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“Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.” -Phillips Brooks: as quoted in Elizabeth Peabody: “Primary Education” (1916), page 190
Phillips Brooks was born on 13 December 1835. He was an American clergyman and writer. He briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church during the early 1890s. In the Episcopal liturgical calendar, he is remembered on January 23. He is known as the lyricist of the Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Phillips Brooks passed on at 57 years of age on 23 January 1893.
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“He who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.” -Richard Brooks
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“The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others; the best way to gather is to scatter.” -Thomas Brooks
Thomas Benton Brooks was born in 1608. Thomas Benton Brooks passed on in 1680.
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“Stop thinking you’re doing it all wrong. Your path doesn’t look like anybody else’s because it can’t, it shouldn’t, and it won’t.” -Eleanor Brown
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“Foolproof systems don’t take into account the ingenuity of fools.” -Gene Brown
“The bridges you cross before you come to them are over rivers that aren’t there.” -Gene Brown
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“Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior
“Never give up on anybody - miracles happen daily.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior
“Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior
Harriett Jackson Brown, Junior was born in 1940 in Tennessee, United States of America. He became a writer. He is known for his inspirational books, “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (Volume 1) (1991) and “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (Volume 2) (1994)
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“Even as water carves monuments of stone so do our thoughts shape our character.” -Hugh B. Brown
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“Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.” -Les Brown
“Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” -Les Brown
“Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers, or your clients and customers.” -Les Brown
Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown was born on 17 February 1945. He is an American motivational speaker, writer, public servant, and radio and television personality.
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“The world is measureless and vast. Live in it with curiosity and intensity.” -Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown was born in 1910. Margaret Wise Brown passed on in 1952.
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“A great man leaves clean work behind him, and requires no sweeper up of the chips.” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Since when was genius found respectable?” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished.” -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born as Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett on 6 March 1806 in Kelloe, Durham, England. A spinal injury received in a fall from a pony prevented her from attending school. She became a poet. She was married to Robert Browning in 1846. Her poetry was widely popular in both Britain and the United States during her lifetime. Elizabeth Barrett Browning passed on at 55 years of age on 29 June 1861 in Florence, Kingdom of Italy.
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“A minute’s success pays the failure of years.” -Robert Browning
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in His hand
Who saith, ‘A whole I planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God:
See all, nor be afraid!’
-Robert Browning: “Rabbi ben Ezra” (1864)
“Ignorance is not innocence but sin.” -Robert Browning
Robert Browning was born on 7 May 1812 in London, England. He was married to Elizabeth Barrett in 1846. He became a poet and a playwright. Robert Browning passed on at 77 years of age on 12 December 1889 in Venice, Italy.
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“Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him and all the others.” -Bernard M. Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch was born on 19 August 1870 in Camden, South Carolina, United States of America. He became a financier, a stock investor, a philanthropist, a statesman, and a wartime economic consultant to American Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt. He had immersed himself in learning the brokerage business and became a millionaire by the time he was thirty. Bernard Mannes Baruch passed on at 94 years of age on 20 June 1965 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“If you believe in yourself, have dedication, pride, and never quit, you will always be a winner. The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.” -Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
Paul William ‘Bear’ Bryant was born in 1913. Paul William ‘Bear’ Bryant passed on in 1983.
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“Start prioritizing your mental health instead of adjusting to toxic spaces.” -Thema Bryant-Davis
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“Too often a sense of loyalty depends on admiration, and if we can’t admire it is difficult to be loyal.” -Aimee Buchanan
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“There is enough in the world for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.” -Frank Buchman (similar quotation attributed to Mahatma Gandhi)
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“The best things in life aren’t things.” -Art Buchwald
Arthur ‘Art’ Buchwald was born on 20 October 1925. He was an American journalist and humorist. Arthur ‘Art’ Buchwald passed on at 81 years of age on 17 January 2007.
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“Once the what has been decided, the how always follows. We must not make the how an excuse for not facing and accepting the what.” -Pearl S. Buck: “To My Daughters, With Love” (1967)
“To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.” -Pearl S. Buck
“When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.” -Pearl S. Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu, was born on 26 June 1892. She was an American writer of novels about life in China. As the daughter of missionaries, she spent most of her life through 1934 in China. She is known for her novel, “The Good Earth” (2 March 1931). Pearl Sydenstricker Buck passed on at 80 years of age on 6 March 1973.
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“There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he’s absolutely free to choose.” -William M. Bulger
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Beneath the rule of men entirely great
The pen is mightier than the sword.
-Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
“Give, and you may keep your friend if you lose your money; lend, and the chances are that you lose your friend if ever you get back your money.” -Bulwer-Lytton
“Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye looking on finds its own.” -Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton was born on 25 May 1803. He was married to Rosina Doyle Wheeler in 1827. He was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and public servant. He is known for inventing the opening line, “It was a dark and stormy night.” Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton passed on at 69 years of age on 18 January 1873.
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“Don’t believe the world owes you a living, the world owes you nothing - it was here first.” -Robert Jones Burdette
“There are two days in the week about which and upon which I never worry . . . Yesterday and Tomorrow.” -Robert Jones Burdette
Robert Jones Burdette was born on 30 July 1844 in Greensboro, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He became a newspaper editor, a humorist, and a lecturer. Robert Jones Burdette passed on at 70 years of age on 19 November 1914 in Pasadena, California, United States of America.
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“If you would not have affliction visit you twice, listen at once to what it teaches.” -James Burgh
James Burgh was born in 1714. He was a Scottish writer. James Burgh passed on in 1775.
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“It is astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett
“The world should be a little bit better because a man has lived.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett: “Little Lord Fauntleroy” (1886)
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was born on 24 November 1849 in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England. She emigrated with her family to the United States of America in 1865. She became a novelist and playwright, and is known as the author of “The Secret Garden” (1911). Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett passed on at 74 years of age on 29 October 1924 in Plandome Manor, New York, United States of America.
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“Beauty is also to be found in a day’s work.” -Mamie Sypert Burns
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“Getters generally don’t get happiness; givers get it. You simply give to others a bit of yourself: a thoughtful act, a helpful idea, a word of appreciation, a lift over a rough spot, a sense of understanding, a timely suggestion. You take something out of your mind, garnished in kindness out of your heart, and put it into the other fellow’s mind and heart.” -Charles H. Burr
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“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. The longer I live the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.” -John Burroughs: “The Summit of the Years” (1913), ‘Preface’
“Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.” -John Burroughs
John Burroughs was born on 3 April 1837 on a family farm in the Catskill Mountains near Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, United States of America. He became a naturalist and a writer. John Burroughs passed on at 83 years of age on 29 March 1921 near Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America.
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“Modern Man has lost the option of silence.” -William Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was born in 1914. He was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer associated with the Beat Generation. Mr. Burroughs wrote 18 novels and novellas, six collections of short stories, and four collections of essays. William Seward Burroughs II passed on in 1997.
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“Optimism is the foundation of courage.” -Nicholas Murray Butler
“The world is divided into three classes of people: a very small group that makes things happen; a somewhat larger group that watches things happen; and the great multitude which never knows what happened.” -Nicholas Murray Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler was born on 2 April 1862 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America. He became an educator, a diplomat, and a philosopher. Mr. Butler was a president of Columbia University and a president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “The New York Times” printed his Christmas greeting to the nation every year. Nicholas Murray Butler passed on at 85 years of age on 7 December 1947 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most.” -Samuel Butler
“Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.” -Samuel Butler
“People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.” -Samuel Butler
“The course of true anything never does run smooth.” -Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler, also known as Samuel Butler the Younger to distinguish him from his grandfather of the same name, was born on 4 December 1835 in Langar, Nottinghamshire, England. He was a novelist, an essayist, a critic, and a satirist. Samuel Butler passed on at 66 years of age on 18 June 1902 in London, England.
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“The country that draws a broad line between its fighting men and its thinking men will find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.” -William F. Butler (Sir)
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“Concentration alone conquers.” -Charles Buxton: “Notes of Thought” (1883), page 28
Charles Buxton was born on 18 November 1822 in Cromer, Norfolk, England. He became a merchant, a writer, a member of parliament, and a philanthropist. Charles Buxton passed on at 47 years of age on 10 August 1871.
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“I’ve arrived, and to prove it, I’m here.” -Max Bygraves
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“Make it a goal to see the best in everyone and the best will come back to you.” -Rhonda Byrne
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“Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away.” -Lord Byron
But words are things,
and a small drop of ink,
falling like dew, upon a thought,
produces that which makes thousands,
perhaps millions, think.
-Lord Byron
Truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
-Lord Byron: “Don Juan” (1818 - 1824)
George Gordon Noel Byron, also known as Lord Byron, was born on 22 January 1788 in London, England. He was lame from birth. In 1815, he married Anne Isabelle Milbanke. He became a poet and a satirist. His first volume of verses, titled “Hours of Idleness,” was published in 1807. “Manfred” and “The Lament of Tasso” were written in 1817. From 1818 until he passed on, Byron was occupied with writing “Don Juan,” and spent much of his life traveling in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Turkey. In 1823, he went to Greece and aided in the Greek struggle for independence from the Turks. George Gordon Noel Byron passed on at 36 years of age on 19 April 1824 in Missolonghi, Greece.
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