Quotes from authors born on Aug 15th
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Imagination rules the world.
Napoleon Bonaparte
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Arthur Balfour 
Norman Lindsay 
Diane Feinstein 
Barney Frank 
Ben Stein 
Ted Nelson 
Martha Gellhorn 
Peter Bogdanovich