“When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first—it’s easy to find when you’re looking for it. You let a person shine with their own light and try to connect it to yours. As soon as I say hello, I go right to that light and I don’t care who you are! I know we’re all pieces of the same thing—I go for that common light because I know it’s in all of us.”
Happy 74th birthday to the astonishing Dolly Parton!
“There is sexism—I’m not denying its existence. But I’m saying that I will deny its effort against me. I just pay it no nevermind and say, ‘Get out of my way.’”
Happy birthday to the sublime and singular comedy genius Julia Louis-Dreyfus! 💗👑
“A person’s life is a journey, a road. Sometimes you go off the road and sometimes you stay on all the way through. But you are the only one on that road. It’s your road.”
Happy 74th birthday to Bette Midler, whose talent, beauty, and originality will never fail to thrill! ❤️
Rest in peace, the great Rutger Hauer, seen here during the making of Blade Runner, Ridley Scott’s 1982 noir-tinged sci-fi landmark, in which this magnetic actor crafted one of cinema’s most captivating and unforgettable villains. ✨
“I shall take my voice wherever there are those who want to hear the melody of freedom or the words that might inspire hope and courage in the face of fear. My weapons are peaceful, for it is only by peace that peace can be attained. The song of freedom must prevail.”
Paul Robeson, a king, was born today in 1898.
“The best thing you can give yourselves is the gift of possibility. And the best thing you can give each other is the pledge to go on protecting that gift in each other as long as you live.”
The extraordinary and unequaled Paul Newman was born on this day in 1925.
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
Happy birthday to the remarkable and irreplaceable Dolly Parton!
“Destiny is not necessarily what we get out of life, but rather, what we give.”
The enchanting Cary Grant was born Archibald Leach on this day in 1904.
“I would say that I’m a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind, your heart, your sense of humor, every faculty available to you.”
Happy 78th birthday to the fearless folk hero Joan Baez!