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1869

Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869
Artist regarded as the most important French painter and artist of the 20th century, 1869-1954

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.

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1880

General George Catlett Marshall was born on December 31, 1880
American military commander during WWII 1880-1959

We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.

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1884

Elizabeth Arden was born on December 31, 1884
American cosmetician, 1884-1966

Treat a horse like a woman and a woman like a horse. And they'll both win for you.

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1908

Simon Wiesenthal was born on December 31, 1908
Ukrainian born Austrian activist, 1908-2005

Violence is like a weed - it does not die even in the greatest drought.

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1918

Virginia Davis was born on December 31, 1918

The reason we came is because we wanted to patronize the businesses in San Anselmo. We feel so badly about how they've suffered and all the damage they had. I think -- I hope -- a lot of people are doing what we are doing.

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1986

Dwight Taylor died on December 31, 1986

Everyone in Gary and Lake County is getting extremely high bills and, in some cases, they exceed people's monthly income.

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1990

George Allen died on December 31, 1990
American football coach. Noted for his hard-driving work ethic. 1922-1990

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.

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2000

Alan Cranston died on December 31, 2000

I don't think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didn't achieve that much even at that time. You have to have more, you have to give people hope and a vision of a better world.

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