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

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.

I adapted an antiquated style and modernized it to something that was efficient. I didn't know anyone else in the world would be able to use it and I never imagined it would revolutionize the event.

I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an Olympic athlete. It always seemed to evolve.

To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.

Anybody can be a runner... We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.

I like rain, actually.

It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.

The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.

I always looked up there, because I remember a time when the only things on the walls in Fenway were the Jimmy Fund sign and the retired numbers. Never in a million years did you think you'd ever be up there with those guys.

It's funny. Some people remember that a lot more than I do. I remember certain parts of it, and if everybody who mentioned that to me had been to the game who said they were at the game, there'd be 800,000 people at that game, I think.

And then after that, running around the bases, it was just one of those things. You couldn't believe what happened to you. And I look back on it, it's almost like it happened to somebody else.

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.

Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy.

By finding waste and abuse in entitlement programs, and eliminating it, we can ensure that the funds that are put into these programs go to the people that need them the most.

Adult stem cells have shown great potential and have effectively helped patients. Another alternative is cord-blood stem cells. These are a neglected resource that could be used to treat a diverse body of people.

One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue.

Today, we stand as a united country and are much closer to the ideals set forth in our Constitution that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.