“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”~Elinor Smith Pioneering American aviator Elinor Smith was born on this day in 1911.
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“A library is a place full of mouth-watering food for thought.”~Diana Wynne Jones English novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer Diana Wynne Jones was born on this day in 1934.
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“Don't make decisions out of fear. They never get yo anywhere you want to go.”~Danielle Steel American romance novelist Danielle Steel was born on this day in 1947.
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“There is something more important than logic: imagination.”~Alfred Hitchcock English-American film director, producer, and screenwriter Alfred Hitchcock was born on this day in 1899.
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“Adversity is the true school of the mind.”~Katharine Lee Bates American professor and author Katharine Lee Bates was born on this day in 1859.
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“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class—it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.”~Anna Julia Cooper American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, and United States historian Anna Julia Cooper was born on this day in 1858.
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“If we all helped one person, wouldn't the world be an unbelievable place?”~Hoda Kotb Egyptian American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author Hoda Kotb was born on this day in 1964.
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“When a person lives a very happy life they become beautiful.”~Charlize Theron South African and American actress and producer Charlize Theron was born on this day in 1975.
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“I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.”~Lucille Ball American actress, comedian, model, studio executive, and producer Lucille Ball was born on this day in 1911.
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“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”~Mary Ritter Beard American historian, author, women's suffrage activist, women's history archivist, and lifelong advocate of social justice Mary Ritter Beard was born on this day in 1876.
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