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Grace Kelly

“If anybody starts using me as scenery, I’ll return to New York” – Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly was born…

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John Wayne

“Courage is being scared to death…. and saddling up anyway” – John Wayne. Even 40 plus years after his death,…

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Herbert Hoover

“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt” – Herbert Hoover. Some individuals seem to have a…

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J Robert Oppenheimer

“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds” – J Robert Oppenheimer. There are many examples of people from history…

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Dean Martin

“If you drink don’t drive. Don’t even putt” – Dean Martin. Few individuals need less of an introduction than Dean…

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Walt Disney

“If you can dream it, you can do it” – Walt Disney. There is no name better known in the…

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Gene Roddenberry

“Because something or someone looks or acts differently from us does not necessarily mean that it is ugly or bad”…

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Irving Berlin

“Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.” – Irving Berlin Born Israel…

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Princess Diana

“Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to me” – Princess Diana Diana Frances Spencer, better known as Diana,…

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Frank Sinatra

“The best revenge is massive success” – Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra, born 12 December 1915 is possibly the most famous…

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J. R. R. Tolkien

“A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.” – J.R.R. Tolkien. J. R. R. Tolkien Biography…

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John D Rockefeller

“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of” – John D. Rockefeller For a man who was…

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Gustave Eiffel

“I ought to be jealous of the tower. She is more famous than I am.” – Gustave Eiffel. Gustave Eiffel…

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Lana Turner

“The most important tool of my trade was a mirror” – Lana Turner Lana Turner was one of the most…

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Neil Armstrong

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” – Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong had flying in…

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Amelia Earhart

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