Quotes from authors born on Aug 13th
When I was young my Father used to tell me that the two most worthwhile pursuits in life were the pursuit of truth and of beauty and I believe that Alfred Nobel must have felt much the same when he gave these prizes for literature and the sciences.
Frederick Sanger
They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
Fidel Castro
It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure.
Frederick Sanger
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
Alfred Hitchcock
The office of the public teacher is an unenviable and thankless one.
Felix Adler
Max Roach 
Kilari Anand Paul 
Chuck Grassley 
Wendell Willkie 
Mel Ferrer 
Francis William Aston 
Rue McClanahan 
Roy Lichtenstein