Quotations
| A J P Taylor British historian 1906-90 Akira Kurosawa Japanese film director, 1910 - 98 Al Gore American politician, noted for his occasional gaffes Alan Bleasdale Author Alan Clark British politician, famous for the Alan Clark Diaries, 1928 - 99 Alan Greenspan Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Alan Sugar British businessman, 1947+ Albert Einstein German born physicist, who has made some of the most enduring and important contributions to science yet Alexander Graham Bell A famous inventor Alyson Hannigan Actress - think American Pie and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Amber Smith Actress, Rules of Attraction Andrew Jackson 7th President of the USA Andrew Lang Scottish poet Andrew Marvell Lived 1621-1678 Arthur Honegger Swiss composer Arturo Toscanini Conductor, 1867-1957 B F Skinner American psychologist 1904-90 Basil Bunting British 20th century poet Billy Corgan Singer Billy Crystal Musician Brian Clough Football manager Bruce Willis Hollywood actor, who has had roles in many films Budd Schulberg American screenwriter Carl Reiner US comic, 1922+ Celine Dion French-Canadian singer with a very big voice, one of her most well known hits is the Titanic song My Heart Will Go On Chaka Khan R&B diva, oops, singer Chico Marx American film comedian, 1891-1961 Christopher Walken Actor Constantine Karamanlis Greek leader, 1907 - 98 Countee Cullen Lived 1903 - 1946 David Cronenberg Canadian director, 1943+ David Livingstone African explorer, 1813 - 1873 David Niven A famous actor Deryck Whibley Member of group Sum 41 Diana Ross Singer, originally part of the "Supremes" Diane Arbus US photographer Dick Fosbury High jumper, inventor of the Fosbury Flop Dirk Bogarde Legendary British film actor Douglas Adams Sci fi writer Dr Seuss Author, writer of books for children Earl Warren US chief justice; 1891 - 1974 Edmund Waller English poet, 1606-87 Edward Albee Lived 1928-, American playwright Edward Fitzgerald English scholar and poet, 1809-83 Edward Steichen American photographer, 1879 - 1973 Edward Thomas English poet 1878-1917 Elle MacPherson Famous model who has launched her own range of lingerie Ellen Glasgow American novelist, 1873 - 1945 Elton John Extremely successful musician with many hits to his name Eric Clapton Famous musician Eric Idle Comedian Erica Jong Author and American poet Erich Fromm American philosopher, 1900-80 Ernest Bevin British Labour politician 1881-1951 Ernst Haas Photographer (1921-1986) Eva Herzigova Model Ewan McGregor Actor from Edinburgh, star of many movies Franco Harris Athlete, 1950+ Gary Oldman Actor 1958+ Gates McFadden Actress George Berkeley Philosopher, 1685 - 1753 Glenn Close Star of "Fatal Attraction" Gloria Steinem American Journalist Gordie Howe Canadian ice hockey player Grover Cleveland 22nd and 24th US President Harold Wilson Former Prime Minister Harry Caray Comedian, 1917-1998 Henrik Ibsen Norwegian playwright Herschel Walker American footballer Howard Aiken Lived 1900 - 73 Howard Nemerov American poet, 1920+ Ivan Lendl Famous tennis player, who never won Wimbledon Jack Kerouac American novelist James Caan Actor James Callaghan Ex-British Prime Minister James Madison US President, lived 1751-1836 James Merrill American poet, 1926-95 James Taylor Singer and songwriter Jean Harlow Actress Jennie Garth Actress Jennifer Capriati Female tennis player Jerry Lewis Famous person Jim Clark Businessman Joe Kapp American footballer John Ehrlichman Presidential assistant to Nixon 1925- John Fowles English writer, 1926+ John Gardner American educationist, 1912+ John Herschel Scientist John Irving American novelist, 1942+ John Jay Chapman American poet, 1862-1933 John Major Former Prime Minister and Conservative MP, the archetypal grey man of politics John Tyler American president, 1790-1852 John Updike American novelist and short-story writer Johnny Knoxville American actor - does idiotic things on shows like Jackass - generic daredevil Jolene Blalock Actress Joseph Campbell American author, 1904 - 87 Joseph Priestley English minister Juliette Binoche Star of many films Karen Carpenter Musician Kathy Ireland Actress Kenneth Grahame Scottish-born writer 1859-1932 Kenneth Haigh Actor, 1929+ | Kenny Chesney American country star Keri Russell American TV star who has also had some film roles Kiana Tom Actress Kim Smith Model Knute Rockne Football coach Lara Flynn Boyle Actress who moved to films after starting out in cult drama series Twin Peaks Larry Page Co-founder of popular search engine, Google, with Sergey Brin Larry Wall Canadian author, 1949+ Leo Buscaglia Author Leonard Nimoy American actor, most famously in Star Trek Linda Fiorentino Actress Liza Minnelli Singer and actress Lou Reed Musician, 1942+ Lucy Lawless Actress Malcolm Muggeridge British journalist, 1903-90 Marcel Marceau French actor, 1923+ Mariah Carey Hugely successful American singer who is not renowned for her reluctance to voice her opinions on fellow artists! Marion Barry American politician Mark David Chapman Criminal, born 1955 Mary Webb English writer, 1881 - 1927 Matthew Vaughn Film producer Melissa Auf Der Maur Musician Michael Caine Famous english actor Michael Heseltine British Conservative politician Michael Parkinson English talk show host, been around forever - 1935+. Bizarrely successful given his interview technique does not blend well with the modern celebrity. Mikhail Gorbachev Former Russian leader Nat King Cole American musician, 1919 - 65 Neil Kinnock Former Labour Party leader Nelson Algren American novelist, 1909 - 81 Niki Taylor Model, once the face of 'Cover Girl' cosmetics. Nikolai Gogol Russian writer, 1809-52 Norah Jones Successful musician Olive Schreiner South African writer and feminist Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian President Ornette Coleman One of the major innovators of the free jazz movement Orrin Hatch American politician Pat Riley American basketball coach Patrick Moore Eccentric but endearing monocle-wearing astronomer, passionate presenter of the Sky at Night, the longest running TV show in existence Paul Ehrlich Biologist Paul Erdos A mathematical genius of the first order Paul Verlaine French poet, 1844-96 Pearl Bailey American vocalist Penelope Lively English novelist, 1933+ Philip Green Owner of BHS Philip Guedalla British historian and biographer, 1889-1944 Philip Roth American novelist, 1933- Phyllis McGinley Famous author, 1905-78 Quentin Tarantino Film director, think Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and...Uma Thurman! Quincy Jones African-American record, television and film producer, musician and songwriter Rachel Weisz Actress most recently starred in "About A Boy" alongside Hugh Grant" Reese Witherspoon Actress, star of 'Legally Blonde', married to and has a child with Ryan Phillipe Rene Descartes French philosopher Rex Harrison British actor, 1908-90 Richard Chamberlain Actor Richard Dawkins English biologist Richard Wilbur American poet, 1921- Rob Lowe Star of "The West Wing" Robert Frost Author and poet, died in 1963 Robert Lowell American poet, 1917 - 1977 Roger Bannister British athlete Ron Howard Filmmaker Rosa Luxemburg German revolutionary 1871-1919 Rupert Murdoch Head of News Corp Sam Walton Founder of WalMart. 1919 - 92 Sarah Jessica Parker Star of Sex And The City Shirley Jones Actress Sidney Lanier American poet, 1842 - 1881 Spike Lee Famous actor Stephanie Mills Musician, 1957+ Stephen Sondheim American songwriter Steve Ballmer Microsoft CEO Steve McQueen American actor Tammy Faye Bakker Actress Tatjana Patitz Model Tennessee Williams Famous playwright, wrote 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and other plays Theodor Geisel Famous writer, 1904 - 91 Timothy Dalton Actor Tobias Smollett Lived 1721 - 1771 Tom Coburn US politician, 1948+ Tom Wolfe American writer, 1931- Tommy Cooper Comedian Toni Cade Bambara Author Tracy Chapman Musician, writer of very emotional songs, born 1964 Ursula Andress Actress Vince Vaughn Well known Hollywood actor Vincent Van Gogh Very famous artist Warren Beatty American actor and director Wernher Von Braun German scientist, 1912-1977 Wilfred Owen War poet William Allingham Lived 1824-89 William Dean Howells US author William Gibson Science fiction novelist, 1948+ William Godwin Political philosopher, died 1836 William Hague Former leader of the Conservative Party William Hepworth Thompson English classicist, 1810-86 William Hurt Actor William Jennings Bryan US Senator at the turn of the 20th century William Morris Lived 1834 - 1896 William Shatner American actor, 1931+, first captain of the Starship Enterprise Yitzhak Rabin Israeli statesman, 1922-95 Yuri Gagarin Astronaut |