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

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

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.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.

I love New York. I love to come here, to play here, the tradition here. I'll never forget my first home run here was over Mickey Mantle's head.

I think that the game is the game. I think that expansion is good for the game because it gives more jobs to the people and more ballplayers can play, but I think the game is still the game. The ballplayers, they come into the game with one thing in mind - it's their job.

The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different somehow. It's not different, the only difference is that some ballplayers today have a chance for a four- or five-year contract and they can make big money.

It's a good feeling to see the kids try to make it, try to get to the big leagues. Everyone here has an opportunity to achieve his dream. I was lucky I was able to achieve my dream.

They gave me a second opportunity and 45 years later I'm still here.