"Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast."— Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer, born December 27, 1901 Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer, born December 27, 1901
"Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife."— Johannes Kepler, German astronomer, born December 27, 1571 Johannes Kepler, German astronomer, born December 27, 1571
"Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome."— Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, born December 27, 1906 Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, born December 27, 1906
"Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him."— Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, born December 27, 1901 Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, born December 27, 1901
"Careful grooming may take twenty years off a woman's age, but you can't fool a flight of stairs."— Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, born December 27, 1901 Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, born December 27, 1901
"In language, gender is particularly confusing. Why, please, should a table be male in German, female in French, and castrated in English?"— Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, born December 27, 1901 Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, born December 27, 1901
"Sex is a natural function. You can't make it happen, but you can teach people to let it happen."— William Masters, American gynecologist, born December 27, 1915 William Masters, American gynecologist, born December 27, 1915
"We hurt ourselves; our pain is self-inflicted! Why should others be the object of our anger?"— Shantideva, 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva, 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk
