Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas on October 14, 1890. * He graduated from West Point in 1915 and served in the…

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Emilie Autumn

Emilie Autumn is an American singer-songwriter, poet, author, and violinist. * She was born in Malibu, California on September…

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Faraaz Kazi

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François Mauriac

François Mauriac was born in Bordeaux, France, on October 11, 1885. * He studied literature at the University of Bordeaux and the…

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Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey. * He began his career as a singer in the swing era with…

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George Harrison

George Harrison was born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England. * He was the youngest of four children. * He started…

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Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and social activist. * She was born on March 25, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio. * She…

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. * He was born in Odense, Denmark on April 2, 1805. * He is best known for his fairy…

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Horace Mann

Horace Mann was an American educational reformer and abolitionist. * He served as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of…

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Irvin D. Yalom

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Jacqueline Carey

Jacqueline Carey was born on October 9, 1964 in Highland Park, Illinois. * She studied psychology and English literature at Lake…

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Jandy Nelson

Jandy Nelson is an American author of young adult fiction. * She was born in New York City in 1965. * She graduated from Cornell…

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Jean de La Bruyère

Jean de La Bruyère was a French moraliste and essayist. * He was born in Paris in 1645 and died in Versailles in 1696. * His most…

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John Locke

John Locke was an English philosopher who lived from 1632 to 1704. * He is considered one of the most important philosophers of…

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Margaret Drabble

Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield, England, in 1939. * She is a novelist, biographer, and critic. * She is the sister of the…

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Marty Rubin

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Matthew Quick

Matthew Quick is an American author of adult and young adult fiction. His debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New…

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He played college basketball at the University of North…

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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, on September 29, 1547. * He was a novelist, poet, and…

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. * He won the Olympic gold medal in…

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Neale Donald Walsch

Neale Donald Walsch is an American author, spiritual teacher, and motivational speaker. * He is best known for his Conversations…

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Nina LaCour

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Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction writer. * He was born in Chicago on December 16, 1928. * He wrote 44 novels…

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Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. * He was born in Thamesville, Ontario,…

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