5 Minute Biographies

Oscar Wilde

“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” –…

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Joan of Arc

“I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God’s will.”…

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Alexander Graham Bell

“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is…

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Mary Pickford

“Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.” – Mary Pickford The actress and…

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Jimi Hendrix

“When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild, and freak out an’ do anything they wanna…

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King Charles I

“Never make a defence or apology before you be accused.” – King Charles I On 19 November 1600, Anne of…

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Jane Austen

“Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marrying without affection.” – Jane Austen Jane Austen was born during…

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Vivien Leigh

“Life is too short to work so hard.” – Vivien Leigh The British Actress known as Vivien Leigh was born…

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Jules Verne

“Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they…

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Al Capone

“I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.” – Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone was…

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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.”…

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Ronald Reagan

“Trust, but verify.” – Ronald Reagan. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on 6 February 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, USA to…

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Amy Winehouse

“Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.” – Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse was born to Jewish…

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Ted Bundy

“We all go a little mad sometimes.” – Ted Bundy Ted Bundy was a serial killer who was executed in…

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Jane Russell

“Publicity can be terrible. But only if you don’t have any.” – Jane Russell. Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell, known to…

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Humphrey Bogart

“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” – Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart was…

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