— Erma Bombeck When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and coul… 1927 - 1996
— Deion Sanders All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback, wide receiver 1967
speech at Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony A quote repeatedly said during Sanders' Hall of Fame speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmZc1zb32n4 (8 August 2011)
— William Styron American novelist and essayist 1925 - 2006
"A Conversation with William Styron", Humanities (May/June 1997)
— John Seigenthaler American journalist, writer, and political figure 1927 - 2014
Reported in his Tennessean's obituary; quoted in "John Seigenthaler dies at 86" http://www.poynter.org/2014/john-seigenthaler-dies-at-86/258597/ by Andrew Beaujon, poynter.org (11 July 2014)
— Steve Jobs American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc. 1955 - 2011
2005-09, Address at Stanford University (2005), Context: When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
— Sandra Bullock American actress and producer 1964
Parade interview (2009), Context: I have to fight every single day to live my true life. I don't ever want to come home saying, "I should have spoken my mind. I shouldn't have let someone say something that I didn't feel was right." … [But] I have to remember that there's a balance. I'm in the entertainment business. We're here to entertain people, to make them laugh and forget.
— David Berg Children of God founder 1919 - 1994
Child Brides!
— Charlene Wong Canadian figure skater 1966
" Charlene Wong: Everything is okay in the end and if it's not okay, it's not the end", in Lifeskate.com (15 December 2008) http://www.lifeskate.com/skate/2008/12/charlene-wong-everything-is-okay-in-the-end-and-if-its-not-okay-its-not-the-end.html
— Bette Davis film and television actress from the United States 1908 - 1989
Nina J. Easton, Los Angeles Times (January 4, 1989) "Bette Davis smoking over `Stepmother' role", Houston Chronicle, p. 10.
— Ned Kelly Australian bushranger 1855 - 1880
Sentencing (1880)
— Laurie Lee British writer 1914 - 1997
Cider with Rosie (1959), p. 262.
— Johnny Depp American actor, film producer, and musician 1963
— Gene Roddenberry American television screenwriter and producer 1921 - 1991
