Karl Barth, Swiss theologian, born May 10, 1886
“Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.”
"You can’t arrest me, I’m a rockstar."
— Sid Vicious, English musician, born May 10, 1957
Fred Astaire, American actor, born May 10, 1899
“I just put my feet in the air and move them around.”
"Logic is a poor model of cause and effect."
— Gregory Bateson, British scientist, born May 9, 1904
"The metaphor is perhaps one of man’s most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him."
— José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, born May 9, 1883
"We have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things"
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Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian economist, born May 8, 1899.
A comment about his profession. You can say that again.
"I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored."
— Sir David Attenborough, British journalist, born May 8, 1926.
"Wall Street people learn nothing and forget everything."
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Benjamin Graham, American economist, born May 8, 1894.
Warren Buffett considers Benjamin Graham his Master.
Harry S. Truman, American President, born May 8, 1884
“I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases.”
The violinist is comedian Jack Benny.
Sonny Liston, American boxer. born May 8, 1932
> “How would you like to find out how good my right is?”
