Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Charles R. Swindoll

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr and…

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Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales, on October 27, 1914. * He was a poet, writer, and radio broadcaster. * His work is known…

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Erica Jong

Erica Jong was born in New York City in 1942. * She is an American novelist, poet, and essayist. * Her most famous work is the…

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Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa was born in Lisbon, Portugal on June 13, 1888. * He lived in Durban, South Africa from the age of 5 to 17. * He…

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. He has been called the…

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Garth Stein

Garth Stein is an American author and film producer. * He was born in Los Angeles in 1964 and raised in Seattle. * He has a B.A.…

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Homer

Homer was an ancient Greek poet, traditionally believed to be the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two of the oldest and most…

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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. * He was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. * He…

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John Muir

John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the…

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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1902. * He was a poet, novelist, playwright, and columnist. * He was…

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Seán O'Casey

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Stephen R. Covey

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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu was a Chinese military strategist, tactician, and philosopher who lived in the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China.…

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W.C. Fields

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William James

William James was an American psychologist and philosopher who is considered one of the founders of American psychology. He was…

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A.W. Tozer

Aiden Wilson Tozer was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor, and spiritual mentor. He was born in La Jose,…

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Alex Flinn

Alex Flinn is an American author of young adult fiction. * She was born in Long Island, New York, in 1966. * She graduated from…

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Alice Walker

Alice Walker is an American author, poet, and social activist. * She was born in Eatonton, Georgia, in 1944. * She is best known…

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Carl Sandburg

Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois in 1878. He worked as a bricklayer, farm laborer, and journalist before becoming a…

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Cornel West

Cornel West is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. He was born in Tulsa,…

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Daniel Keyes

Daniel Keyes (1927-2014) was an American writer best known for his novel Flowers for Algernon. He was born in Brooklyn, New York,…

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Daphne du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier was an English novelist, biographer, and playwright. She was born in London in 1907 and died in Cornwall in…

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David Bowie

David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He was born in London in 1947 and rose to fame in the early 1970s with…

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