Quote authors in 1947

Authors of 1947

Born or Deceased in 1947

Stanley baldwin

Stanley baldwin

Tribute :14 December 1947

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Born :16 April 1947

Tom Dempsey

Tom Dempsey

Born :12 January 1947

Carlton Fisk

Carlton Fisk

Born :26 December 1947

Dick Fosbury

Dick Fosbury

Born :6 March 1947

Pete Maravich

Pete Maravich

Born :22 June 1947

Johnny Miller

Johnny Miller

Born :29 April 1947

Bill Rodgers

Bill Rodgers

Born :23 December 1947

Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

Born :31 January 1947

Jim Ryun

Jim Ryun

Born :29 April 1947

Frank Shorter

Frank Shorter

Born :31 October 1947

O J Simpson

O J Simpson

Born :9 July 1947

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

Born :3 February 1947

Henry Bromell

Henry Bromell

Born :19 September 1947

Willa Cather

Willa Cather

Tribute :24 April 1947

Linda Chavez

Linda Chavez

Born :17 June 1947

Jude Deveraux

Jude Deveraux

Born :20 September 1947

Quotes of 1947

Quotes taken from the authors in 1947

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.

The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent.

Stanley baldwin

Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense of England you no longer think of the chalk cliffs of Dover; you think of the Rhine. That is where our frontier lies

Stanley baldwin

The bomber will always get through. The only defense is in offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly that the enemy if you want to save yourselves.

Stanley baldwin

I am not struck so much by the diversity of testimony as by the many-sidedness of truth.

Stanley baldwin

War would end if the dead could return.

Stanley baldwin

The United Nations was founded in the aftermath of World War II, just as the world was beginning to learn the full horrors of history's worst genocide, the Holocaust that consumed 6 million Jews and 3 million others in Europe.

Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth.

Where journalists have gotten themselves in trouble over the last few decades is that their skepticism often extends only to American officials, the U.S. military and Republican politicians.

Liberals believe they own the franchise on minorities and can't stand any Hispanic or black who breaks rank.

Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

My university degree is in art and, yes, I do a lot of drawing for all my books. I have a big drafting table set up in a spare bedroom and I cover it with maps and house plans and sketches that I use in the books. Also, I truly love architecture, so that plays a big part in all my books.

I don't like to read books where I feel as though I've stepped into the middle of things and don't know what's going on. I like to see characters I've met before, but I don't want to feel left out because I haven't read other books in the series.

I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

I wanted to play baseball!

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar