Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. * He was born in Dublin in 1906 and died in Paris in 1989. * He wrote…

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Wayne W. Dyer

Wayne W. Dyer was an American self-help author and motivational speaker. * He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 10, 1940. *…

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Amy Tan

Amy Tan is an American author of novels about Chinese American women and the immigrant experience. * She was born in Oakland,…

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Bill Gates

Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 1955. * He dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 to co-found…

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Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in 1856. * After the Civil War, he attended Hampton Institute, where he was taught by…

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Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor is an American author, humorist, and radio personality. * He was born in Anoka, Minnesota in 1942. * He…

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Henry Miller

Henry Miller was an American novelist, essayist, and painter. He was born in New York City in 1891 and died in Los Angeles in…

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Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. He is best known for his magnum opus, La Comédie humaine, a collection of…

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Jim Henson

Jim Henson was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker. * He was born in Greenville,…

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John C. Maxwell

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Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine writer, poet, and essayist. * He was born in Buenos Aires in 1899 and died in Geneva in…

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Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist. * He was born in Ghent, Belgium, in 1862. * He was awarded the…

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Michael Bassey Johnson

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Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby is a British novelist, screenwriter, and essayist. * He was born in Redhill, Surrey, England in 1957. * He studied…

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Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen on November 22, 1921 in Deer Park, New York. * He began his career as a stand-up comedian…

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Sarah Addison Allen

Sarah Addison Allen is a New York Times bestselling author. * She was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. * She…

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Seneca

Seneca was born in Cordoba, Spain in 4 BC. He was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist. He was exiled to Corsica…

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California on February 24, 1955. * He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs and raised in…

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Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston is an English actor. * He was born on February 9, 1981 in Westminster, London. * He studied at the Dragon School,…

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Vince Lombardi Jr.

Vince Lombardi Jr. was the son of legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi. * He graduated from Georgetown University and Harvard Law…

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Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope was born in London in 1688. He was a poet, satirist, and translator. He is best known for his poems "The Rape of…

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Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s. He…

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C.G. Jung

Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. * He was born in Kesswil,…

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Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare was born in Tehran, Iran in 1973. * She lived in France, England, and Switzerland before moving to Los Angeles to…

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