Famous Historical Figure Quotes

#1. One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.

Sebastian Horsley

#2. One trouble with growing old is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure, who didn't amount to much when he was your age.

E.W. Howe

#3. Each day of your existence ready's itself for your impact

Todd Stocker

#4. What payoff are you getting for remaining stuck at this point in your expansion?

Julia Cameron

#5. I have a passion for modern and contemporary art. I spend a lot of time in museums; I particularly like the Guggenheim, MoMA in New York or LACMA and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, for example. I cannot wait for the Louis Vuitton Foundation to open.

Delphine Arnault

#6. Nothing but disaster follows from applause.

Thomas Bernhard

#7. The number one thing I've been doing is being daddy.

Austin Peck

#8. I'm not afraid of total failure. In the end, we're all just food for worms, so what are we so worried about?

Marisha Pessl

#9. There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.

Adam Osborne

#10. A compassionate conservative is someone who electrocutes juveniles but lets them have a last 'make a wish'.

Garrison Keillor