Manny Pacquiao (1978) Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer and politician, dancer.
Manny Pacquiao announcing his retirement from boxing, September 29, 2021. https://twitter.com/MannyPacquiao/status/1443063035627651078
Manny Pacquiao (1978) Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer and politician, dancer.
Manny Pacquiao announcing his retirement from boxing, September 29, 2021. https://twitter.com/MannyPacquiao/status/1443063035627651078
Marvelous MMW (2005) Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter
Marvelous MMW on his Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/marvelousjesus1, @marvelousjesus1 (September 23, 2021)
Isabel Allende (1942) Chilean writer
On how her miserable childhood may have inadvertently affected her writing in “The incredible life of Isabel Allende” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/10589928/The-incredible-life-of-Isabel-Allende.html in The Telegraph (2014 Jan 28)
Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (1941) Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio
Ex-apostolic nuncio marks 20-year milestone in Taiwan https://www.ucanews.com/news/ex-apostolic-nuncio-marks-20-year-milestone-in-taiwan/84196 (January 7, 2019)
Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998) Swiss philosopher
[2012, Echoes of Perennial Wisdom, World Wisdom, 44, 978-1-93659700-0]
Spiritual life, Trials
Caren Marsh Doll (1919) actress, dancer
Survivors’ Tales https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-04-me-62387-story.html (August 4, 1999)
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (1965) One of Al-Qaeda's official spokesmen
Source: In full: Al-Qaeda statement http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1590350.stm (10th October, 2001)
Óscar Elías Biscet (1961) Cuban activist
Source: Cuba’s Conscience https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2012/03/12/cubas-conscience/ (December 2011)
“Thank you for everything, Dad.
I'll be brave, and I'll be okay.
I love you from here to there.
Mateo”
Adam Silvera book They Both Die at the End
Source: They Both Die at the End (2017), p. 114
Milan Lach (1973) Slovak Jesuit and Greek Catholic priest
Source: Meet Jesuit Byzantine Bishop Milan Lach https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/09/04/meet-jesuit-byzantine-bishop-milan-lach (4 September 2018)
Neal Stephenson (1959) American science fiction writer
Diachronicle: Days 57–221 (winter, year 0)
Source: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (2017)
“Thank goodness for next year, huh. Indoor plumbing comes to Oklahoma.”
Bobby Heenan (1944–2017) American professional wrestler, professional wrestling commentator and manager
Source: World Wrestling Federation (1984-1993)
“Rarely is anyone thanked for the work they did to prevent the disaster that didn't happen.”
Mikko Hyppönen (1969) Finnish computer security expert
Source: Via @mikko on https://twitter.com/mikko/status/1153964272793395200 Twitter, July 2019
Mark T. Vande Hei (1966) American astronaut
Source: Mark T. Vande Hei (2021) cited in " This is how astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving in space https://www.wxow.com/news/daybreak/this-is-how-astronauts-celebrate-thanksgiving-in-space/article_f4b7b303-60e0-5e22-98bb-a7dd078c21e1.html" on WXOW, 25 November 2021.
“Thank God for youth; there will always be love.”
Friedrich Kellner (1885–1970) German Justice inspector
Attributed
Source: July 1968, referring to the Lennebergwald (Lenneberg Forest) and youthful hikers, Mainz, Germany.
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
2021, January 2021 <br class="br">Source: 12:13pm tweet https://archive.is/IvpaU on 6 January 2021
Dr. Seuss book Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
The last sentence of this statement is often misquoted as "You oughta be thankful, a whole heaping lot, / For the people and places you're lucky you're not!"
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973)
“Be thankful you have problems because they are the key to your salvation.”
Jay Samit (1961) American businessman
Future Proofing You (2021)
Hebe Tien (1983) Taiwanese singer, actress
Source: Hebe Tien (2021) cited in " Hebe Tien Hints S.H.E Could Change Name If Copyright Issues With Ex-Label Can’t Be Resolved https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/hebe-tien-hints-she-could-change-name-if-copyright-issues-ex-label" on Today Online, 6 January 2021.
David Letterman (1947) American comedian and actor
Source: Final sign-off at end of final show, Late Night with David Letterman (20 May 2015).
Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist
Source: In 2021 on his acquittal concerning sexual assault allegations that involved him. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bill-cosby-prison-release-1234976311/
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) English essayist
They nothing see,
Themselves except, and creatures like themselves,
That liv'd short-sighted, impotent to save.
So on their dissolute spirits, soon or late,
Destruction cometh 'like an armed man,'
Or like a dream of murder in the night,
Withering their mortal faculties, & breaking
The bones of all their pride.
Living Without God In The World (1798)
Lucile Randon (1904–2023) French supercentenarian; world's second oldest living person
COVID-defying nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer https://apnews.com/article/117-nun-covid-second-oldest-french-ff9f0b6be7f4db0ce0917824e740ecd5 (11 February 2021)
Nancy Pelosi (1940) American politician, first female Speaker of the House of Representatives, born 1940
Remarks to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, quoted in "Pelosi makes unannounced trip to Kyiv, becoming highest-ranking US official to meet with Zelensky since the war began" by Michelle Watson and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/01/politics/pelosi-zelensky-kyiv-ukraine-intl/index.html] (1 May 2022)]; also in "Pelosi meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine, says commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done'", Global News (1 May 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga34dmkMwBU
Jesús Tirso Blanco (1957–2022) Argentinian bishop
"The population still needs to be reconciled in its innermost self", says the Bishop Lwena to Fides http://fides.org/en/news/30153-AFRICA_ANGOLA_The_population_still_needs_to_be_reconciled_in_its_innermost_self_says_the_Bishop_Lwena_to_Fides (21 October 2011)
Richard E. Cole (1915–2019) career officer in the United States Air Force and participant in the Doolittle Raid (1915-2019)
"Richard Cole, 103, Last Survivor of Doolittle Raid on Japan, Dies" in The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/obituaries/richard-cole-dead.html (9 April 2019)
Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng (1963) Malaysian prelate
Auxiliary bishop ordained for Kuching archdiocese https://catholicnews.sg/2015/10/12/auxiliary-bishop-ordained-for-kuching-archdiocese/ (12 October 2015)
Sooronbay Jeenbekov (1958) President of Kyrgyzstan
"President Sooronbay Jeenbekov's address to the Nation in connection with the pandemic and the upcoming elections" https://mfa.gov.kg/en/Menu---Foreign-/News/News-and-Events/President-Sooronbay-Jeenbekovs-address-to-the-Nation-in-connection-with-the-pandemic-and-the-upcoming-elections (30 June 2020)
Kamala Harris (1964) United States Senator from California
2022, June 2022, Remarks by Vice President Harris Announcing the Launch of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
Primary source work
Source: Scrap print from Irish Labour history group
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Esistono persone che sanno ancora ringraziare. Grazie, una semplice parola che dimostra gratitudine, un gesto in estinzione.
Source: prevale.net