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Born on August 3rd

Discover quotes and deep life insights from authors, creators, and leaders born on August 3rd. Enjoy their wisdom and share their quotes.

Quotes by Authors Born Today (227)

"The most important impact on society and the world is the cell phone. Cell phones have actually been one of the primary drivers in productivity improvements."

Fabrice Grinda
Topic: Wisdom

"If you're CEO of a company, you have to be a public person. You're speaking to the press, you're speaking to investors, you're speaking to employees, you're the public face of the company and so kind of naturally you become more extroverted, more outwards facing."

Fabrice Grinda
Topic: Wisdom

"As an entrepreneur you keep trying things, and I try everything. I try business ideas, on our website we test everything, iterate, iterate, iterate."

Fabrice Grinda
Topic: Motivation

"I actually think the one who is underestimated in terms of impact he's had on society is Bill Gates. The reason is that with the innovation of software, he really allowed the computer revolution to take hold."

Fabrice Grinda
Topic: Wisdom

"I could have probably been just as successful by not going to college, but it was the most intellectually stimulating environment that I was ever in."

Fabrice Grinda
Topic: Motivation

"Forty percent of my portfolio is in the U.S. In the rest of the world, most of the places I invest in or invested in are Brazil, Russia, Germany with a little bit of Turkey, China, India, France and Israel sprinkled in there."

Fabrice Grinda
Topic: Wisdom

"Is the button white or orange or green or yellow? Does it say 'sell', or 'sell now', or 'on sale' or 'for sale'? You test, you test, you test and most of the ideas you try fail and so I would argue I failed my way to success."

Fabrice Grinda
Topic: Motivation

"Shake was a dramatist of note; He lived by writing things to quote."

H. C. Bunner
Topic: Wisdom

"Shakespeare was a dramatist of note who lived by writing things to quote."

H. C. Bunner
Topic: Wisdom

"Once you get a kitten, the natural thing you do is take a billion photos."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"My mom, well, she's half Greek, half German-Italian; born in England. She's just a nomad. She loves Middle Eastern style, Indian style, so much so that she ended up having Indian babies."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Love

"As a girl growing up in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and then India, the idea of cracking the industry in America seemed crazy. So thankfully, the way I was raised was to be an open person."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Motivation

"The thing I learned about being in this industry is the core of hosting and the core of acting is authenticity. So if you're just real in those moments, no matter what you're doing, that's what translates and makes you successful."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'"

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"Working opposite Max Greenfield is the best job in the world. He's just incredible."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"My mom used to call me a parrot, because the way I spoke would change in every country we'd go to."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Motivation

"It comes down to personal style, and that's what's sexy and attractive in a man."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"I'm thrilled to partner with Gillette to help men understand what women want. If we're able to give them that information, and Gillette can give them the tools to get there, then we both win, and that's very exciting."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"I got a job as a human rights and refugees officer, working on youth-based projects. But I realized all the kids I was working with were far more into 'The Daily Show' than the policy briefings."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"When I lived in London, I worked at the U.N. for a while as its human rights and refugees officer. I have two degrees, and my second was in radio. I was a programmer and news reporter in Canada. My CV looks bananas."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"I played ping-pong with Prince. That's pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he's great. He's a master at it, so I took the free lesson."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"When you're going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything's okay and dragging it out."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"I have an extended family of close friends, guy and girls."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Love

"Millions of cats are in shelters across the country waiting for a loving parent or family to bring them home."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Motivation

"After I graduated in Vancouver, I had been working on a book about war-affected children and land mines with the foreign minister - he was working at a place on campus and hired me. I then got a job as a Human Rights and Refugees Officer in London, and I loved working there."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Love

"I worked at the United Nations."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom

"I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Mindfulness

"I had two different degrees: One in International Relations/Political Science and another degree in Radio and Television Production."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Technology

"I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty."

Hannah Simone
Topic: Wisdom
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