"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection." — George Orwell, English novelist, born October 9, 1935
"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." — George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, published, June 9, 1949
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." — George Orwell, English novelist, born June 25, 1903
"Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence." — George Orwell, English novelist, born June 25, 1903
"Don't clap too hard - it's a very old building." — John Osborne, English playwright, born December 12, 1929
"With my writing, I can still play inside an enchanted castle or live inside an old fort. I can run from ghosts or ride dolphins any day of the week." — Mary Pope Osborne, American author, born May 20, 1949
"When we walk to the edge of all the light you have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will happen: there will be something solid for us to stand upon, or we will be taught to fly." — Patrick Overton, Educator poet, playwright
"A lifetime of training for just ten seconds." — Jesse Owens, American athlete, wins 100 meter dash at the Berlin Olympics, August 3, 1936
"Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust." — Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete, born September 12, 1913
"When I came back, after all those stories about Hitler and his snub, I came back to my native country, and I could not ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door." — Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete, born September 12, 1913
"Forgiveness is the most important thing. We all have to forgive what was done to us - the Irish people have to forgive. The African people. The Jewish people. We all have to forgive and understand the only way to stop the cycle of hate and abuse is not to allow yourself to get caught in it." — Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer, born December 8, 1966
"God is something that needs rescuing from religion." — Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer, born December 8, 1966