Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) British statesman and man of letters
14 April 1747
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)
Zire Notes (May 2004 - December 2006)
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) British statesman and man of letters
14 April 1747
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)
“Sometimes just wanting to do a good role, a great role, isn't a good enough reason to do it.”
Annette Bening (1958) American actress
THR Full Oscar Actress Roundtable 2017, at 9 Min 19 Sec https://youtube.com/watch?v=IaZVY7O2Ku0?t=559 <br class="br">From interview with The Hollywood Reporter Actress Roundtable
“I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
Variant: Everything happens for a reason, even when we are not wise enough to see it. When there is no struggle, there is no strength.
Anne Bishop (1955) American fiction writer
Source: Daughter of the Blood
James Thurber (1894–1961) American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright
"Carpe Noctem, If You Can", Credos and Curios (1962)
From other writings
James Richardson (1950) American poet
#41
Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten Second Essays (2001)
Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer