“Thank you, dear God
For putting me on this Earth
I feel very privileged
In debt for my thirst”
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
Downer
Song lyrics, Bleach (1989)
COVID-defying nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer https://apnews.com/article/117-nun-covid-second-oldest-french-ff9f0b6be7f4db0ce0917824e740ecd5 (11 February 2021)
“Thank you, dear God
For putting me on this Earth
I feel very privileged
In debt for my thirst”
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
Downer
Song lyrics, Bleach (1989)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994) public figure, First Lady to 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy
Quoted in The Unknown Wisdom of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1994) edited by Bill Adler
Miriam Makeba (1932–2008) South African singer and civil rights activist
Interview with Robin Denselow (May 2008)
Source: Denselow, Robin, http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2280144,00.html, Robin Denselow talks to African superstar and activist Miriam Makeba, The Guardian, 15, London, 16 May 2008, 18 November 2010
Ellen Page (1987) Canadian actress
Coming Out Speech (2014)
Context: There are too many kids out there suffering from bullying, rejection, or simply being mistreated because of who they are. Too many dropouts. Too much abuse. Too many homeless. Too many suicides. You can change that and you are changing it. But you never needed me to tell you that. That’s why this was a little bit weird. The only thing I can really say is what I’ve been building up to for the past five minutes. Thank you. Thank for inspiring me. Thank you for giving me hope, and please keep changing the world for people like me. Happy Valentine’s Day. I love you.
Elvis Presley (1935–1977) American singer and actor
September 30, 1974. South Bend, IN. Notre Dame Ath Center. <br class="br">Source: http://www.elvisconcerts.com/real/oct74-01.htm <br class="br">Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEZpSFnDxRg
Ysabella Brave (1979) American singer
"Quick Update from Ysabella Brave" (6 May, 2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCVdO__jDgw
Darko Miličić (1985) Serbian basketball player
As quoted in "Storyline: Whatever Happened to Darko Milicic" https://hoopshype.com/storyline/whatever-happened-to-darko-milicic/ (21 March 2016), HoopsHype <br class="br">2010s
Jude Deveraux (1947) American writer
Source: A Knight in Shining Armor
Nancy Reagan (1921–2016) actress and first lady of the United States
On her relation with her husband, Ronald Reagan, as quoted in an interview with Vanity Fair (July 1998), and in Saving The Reagan Presidency : Trust Is The Coin Of The Realm (2005) by David M. Abshire, p. 107<br>Variant: Our relationship is very special. We were very much in love and still are. When I say my life began with Ronnie, well, it's true. It did. I can't imagine life without him.<br>As quoted in "End of a love story" at BBC (5 June 2004) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/265714.stm <br class="br">Context: Our relationship is very special. We were very much in love and still are. Thank God we found each other. When I say my life began with Ronnie, well, it's true. It did. Forty-six years? Can't imagine life without him.
Jerry Falwell (1933–2007) American evangelical pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator
As quoted by Falwell's ghostwriter Mel White in "Religion, Politics a Potent Mix for Jerry Falwell" by Steve Inskeep in Morning Edition on NPR (30 June 2006) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5522064