Quote authors in 1940

Authors of 1940

Born or Deceased in 1940

John Lennon

John Lennon

Born :9 October 1940

Russell banks

Russell banks

Born :28 March 1940

John Havlicek

John Havlicek

Born :8 April 1940

Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus

Born :21 January 1940

Tony Oliva

Tony Oliva

Born :20 July 1940

Merlin Olsen

Merlin Olsen

Born :15 September 1940

Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph

Born :23 June 1940

Willie Stargell

Willie Stargell

Born :6 March 1940

Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Born :3 February 1940

Joe Torre

Joe Torre

Born :18 July 1940

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Born :21 December 1940

Paul Arden

Paul Arden

Born :7 April 1940

Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley

Born :8 May 1940

Quotes of 1940

Quotes taken from the authors in 1940

Over the years, I've had hundreds of shots blocked. You've got to go in and take chances.

I guess I'm a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal.

Twenty-five years ago nobody knew much about white sharks.

Since writing JAWS, I've been lucky enough to do close to forty television shows about wildlife in the oceans, and yes, I have been attacked by sea creatures once in a while.

Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides.

I'm a babe in the woods when it comes to the Internet.

Advertising gets such a bashing from the world. At parties you are always asked, 'Aren't you just selling people things they don't want?'

Have you noticed that the cleverest people at school are often not the ones who succeed in life?

There are rules in advertising, and those rules are self-imposed by the client companies because they don't want their products to be seen as dishonest.

We are all advertising, all of the time. If you want to sell your car, what do you do? You clean and polish it and make it the best you can. Some people bake bread when they are trying to sell their house because the smell adds a friendly feeling. Even the priest, with all his or her fervour, is advertising God. Everybody is selling.

I can barely turn on my computer!

Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.

Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview in defeat than in victory, which is a compliment I am extremely proud of.

And, of course, I'm constantly energized by designing courses around the world.

I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National.

I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be a product of plasticity.

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.