Quotations
| Aaron Copland Composer, 1900 - 90 Abbie Hoffman 1960's and 70's anarchist and activist Aishwarya Rai Star of a Pepsi commercial, a Bollywood queen Albert Camus 20th century author Alistair Cooke Journalist Amos Bronson Alcott Lived 1799-1888 Amy Grant Popular singer Andrew Carnegie Businessman Aneurin Bevan Minister of Health in the 1940s who had much to do with the establishment of the NHS Anna Nicole Smith Actress who married a billionaire and got lots of money from it, after court battles Anne Sexton Well known poet Barbara Boxer Politician, American Ben Stein American actor, 1944+ Ben Stiller Comic actor, best known for his role opposite Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary in 1998 Bill Bryson American travel writer Billie Jean King Female tennis player Billy Connolly Scottish comedian, 1942+ Billy Graham Lived 1918+ Billy Sunday American evangelist Bjork It is oh so quiet for this slightly zany icelander Bo Derek Actress Bob Wells Athlete, 1966+ Boris Becker Tennis player, won Wimbledon unseeded. Hit the headlines for his relationships outside of tennis. 1967+ Boris Karloff Actor, 1887-1969 Brittany Murphy Famous actress Brooks Atkinson American journalist Bruce Lee Martial arts champion and actor Bryan Adams Canadian musician Bryant H McGill Famous Poet C S Lewis 1898-1963, English author and scholar Calista Flockhart Star of 'Ally McBeal' Calvin Klein Fashion designer, 1942+ Carl Sagan American scientist, 1934 - 96 Cesare Lombroso Italian. Founded criminology. Chaim Weizmann Chemist and statesman, 1874 - 1952 Charles Bronson American actor Charles De Gaulle Ex French Prime Minister Charles Kennedy Mild mannered leader of the Liberal Democrats Charles M Schulz US cartoonist - (1922 - 2000) Charles Manson Criminal, 1934+ Chester Gould Cartoonist Claude Monet French painter Claude Rains English actor Colley Cibber Lived 1671 - 1757, English playwright Condoleezza Rice National Security Adviser, in the USA Dale Carnegie American writer Dana Plato Actress David Mamet American Director David Schwimmer Stars as Ross in Friends, the mega-successful American comedy Demi Moore American actress, starred in lots of movies like G I Jane and Striptease Dennis Miller American comedian, 1953+ Dick Cavett American TV host Dick Clark Entertainer, 1929+ Donna Fargo Musician, 1945+ Dorothy Dix US journalist and writer Dylan Moran British comedian Ed Harris Famous actor, 1950+ Eden Phillpotts English author, 1862 - 1960 Elizabeth Drew US journalist Erwin Rommel German general, known as the 'Desert Fox', lived 1891-1944 Ethan Hawke Actor Eugene Ionesco French playwright Famke Janssen Actress - Dr Jean Grey in the X-men films Felix Frankfurter American jurist Frank Bruno Ex-boxer Franklin Pierce American president, lived 1804 - 69 Gail Sheehy US Writer, 1937+ Garry Shandling American comedian Gary Hart Politician Gary Lineker England footballer turned pundit Gena Lee Nolin Model George Eliot 1819 - 1880 - English novelist; Mary Ann Evans was the foremost woman novelist of her time George Gallup US pollster, 1901-84 George Gissing British novelist, 1857 - 1903 George S Kaufman American playwright George Wald Winner of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Medicine Gerard Butler Scottish actor Goldie Hawn Roles in many films eg. 'The First Wives Club', mother of Kate Hudson Grace Kelly Successful actress, born 1928 Grantland Rice American sports writer, 1880-1954 Harold Ross American writer Harpo Marx American comedian, 1888 - 1964 Hedy Lamarr Actress Howard Dean American politician Howard Thurman American theologian Ian Botham Talented ex-England all rounder turned commentator who has done a large amount of charity work consistently. Known for his larger than life personality on and off the field, he is now a knight no less (much less controversially than Salman Rushdie) so arise Sir Beefy! Indira Gandhi Indian philosopher, 1917 - 84 J G Ballard British author, 1930+ Jack Osbourne Son of Ozzy Osbourne Jack Welch Businessman Jacob Epstein British sculptor 1880 - 1959 Jacques Chirac French President, nicknamed 'Le Worm' by the British Sun newspaper and mocked remorselessly for his opinions and alleged corruptness James A Garfield 20th President of the USA James Agee US critic | James Collins Athlete, 1973+ Jamie Lee Curtis Star of movies like 'Halloween H20' Jawaharlal Nehru Indian statesman Jenny McCarthy Sexy model Jeremy London Actor Jim Bishop US journalist, 1907 - 87 Jimi Hendrix Musician who died in 1970 Jodie Foster Actress who started her career in Hollywood as a teenager John Berger English actor, 1926+ John Bright English Liberal politician 1811-89 John Bunyan English writer John Nance Garner American politician, 1868-1967 Johnny Mercer American lyricist and composer Jon Stewart American comedian, 1962+ Jonathan Swift English novelist. Lived 1667 - 1745 Joni Mitchell Canadian singer and songwriter, 1945- Jonny Lee Miller Actor K D Lang Celebrity Kate Capshaw Actress, 1952+ Ken Dodd Comedian Konrad Lorenz German ethologist, 1903-89 Kurt Vonnegut American novelist, 1922+ Larry Flynt American publisher, 1942+ Larry King American comedian and TV presenter, 1933+ Laura Bush Wife of George Bush Laurence Sterne English novelist Leonardo Dicaprio Hollywood actor, star of films such as Titanic Louisa May Alcott Writer of 'Little Women' Louise Brooks Actress Margaret Atwood Poet, novelist, and critic, born in Ottawa in 1939 Margaret Mitchell American novelist - 1900 - 1949 - wrote Gone With the Wind Maria Shriver Journalist, 1955+ Marianne Moore 1887-1972, US poet and editor Marie Curie Famous French physicist who began much research into cancer, there are many organisations in her name today. Marie Dressler Lived 1869-1934 Mark Twain American author, famous novelist. Lived 1835-1910. Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Martin Scorsese Director Mary Landrieu American politician, 1955+ Marya Mannes US jouranlist, 1904 - 90 Matt Blunt US politician, 1970+ Matt Clark Famous actor, 1936+ Meg Ryan Film actress, starred in 'You've Got Mail' and more recently, 'Kate and Leopold' Nadine Gordimer South African novelist Nancy Mitford English writer, 1904-73 Neil Gaiman British author, 1960+ Nicolette Sheridan Desperate Housewives actress Oliver Goldsmith Anglo-Irish writer, poet, playwright 1730-74 Owen Wilson Actor Peter Cook 1937+, english actor Peter F Drucker Scientist Peter Hall Director, 1930+ Philip Sidney English soldier and poet 1554-86 Pope John XXIII Pope from 1958- 63 Richard Burton Welsh actor Ricky Martin Latino singer famous for catchy songs like Livin' La Vida Loca Ridley Scott Famous director Robert Louis Stevenson Scottish author Rodney Dangerfield American comedian, 1921+ Roland Barthes French critic, 1915 - 80 Roy Rogers American entertainer, 1911-98 Ryan Gosling Actor Sally Field 1946+, US actress Sam Waterston Actor Scarlett Johansson Famous actress, starred in Lost in Translation amongst other films Shirley Chisholm American politician, 1924+ Sojourner Truth Fought for civil rights for women and the abolition of slavery in the 19th century Sophie Marceau Talented and attractive French actress Steve Zahn Actor Ted Turner Businessman Terry Gilliam Writer of the brilliant Monty Python Thomas Bailey Aldrich Poet, 1836 - 1907 Tim Rice English songwriter, 1944- Tina Turner Aging singer Tom Harkin US politician, 1939+ Tom Seaver US baseball player, 1944+ Vachel Lindsay American poet 1879-1956 Veronica Lake Actress Victor Cousin French philosopher, 1792-1867 Virgil Thomson American composer, 1896-1989 Vivien Leigh Actress Voltaire Famous philosopher Warren Harding 1865-1923, 29th president of America Wendell Phillips American abolitionist Whitey Herzog Coach, 1931+ Whoopi Goldberg Been in films such as Sister Act Will Durant American historian Will Rogers American writer William Blake English poet and painter William Cowper English poet 1731-1800 William Shenstone English poet and essayist, 1714-63 Winston Churchill Wartime British Prime Minister Wyndham Lewis English artist, 1882-1957 Zachary Taylor American president, 1784-1850 |
