Famous Quotes by Famous People

Julian Paul Assange (born Julian Paul Hawkins, 3 July 1971) is an Australian computer programmer, publisher and journalist. He is editor-in-chief of the organisation WikiLeaks, which he founded in 2006. He has won numerous accolades for journalism, including the Sam Adams Award and Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. He has been called "the Robin Hood of hacking." As the founder and public face of WikiLeaks, a website that posts secret documents and information in the public domain, Julian Assange (pronounced Ah-Sanj) believes that total transparency is for the good of all people.   Facts:- Assange was reportedly born in 1971 in the city of Townsville, northeastern Australia. He was mostly homeschooled as a child, thanks in large part to his already peripatetic existence: by the time he was 14, he and his mother had reportedly moved 37 times. After his mother’s relationship with a musician turned violent, Assange lived on the run between the ages of 11 and 16. Wh

Chan Kong-sang, ( born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman and singer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.  1. "Coffee is a language in itself."  2. "Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances." 3. "I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid."  4. "We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people."  5. "American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But in Hong Kong, we don't know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If you've got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt."  6. "Of course I

Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired on October 2, 2011. He died one month later, on November 4, 2011, at age 92. If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it. Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.     One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly.     People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.     It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to an

The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong.     Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley, Wilberforce, Bonhoeffer, John Paul the Second, and Billy Graham. Each showed, in their own way, the relentless and powerful influence of the message of Jesus Christ.     Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future.     We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.     Leader

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American politician, diplomat, and activist.[1] She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, and served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952.President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. You must do the things you think you cannot do. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.     The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear i

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party for many years as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy. As a dominant leader of the Democratic Party. There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.     Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, b