Born on March 25th

"Nothing is inevitable until it happens."

"In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power."

"No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic."

"No war is inevitable until it breaks out."

"There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting."

"Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else."

"Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones."

"The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long."

"A master of improvised speech and improvised policies."

"A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients."

"The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism."

"The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight."

"Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness."

"He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones."

"Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914."

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right."

"Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift."

"Sometimes, what you're looking for is already there."

"Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it."

"You cannot define a person on just one thing. You can't just forget all these wonderful and good things that a person has done because one thing didn't come off the way you thought it should come off."

"I'm not ever going to retire. That's - that wouldn't be good, for one, just to go somewhere and sit down and do nothing. Please. No, that's not moi."

"I think it would be a far greater world if people were kinder and more respectful to each other."

"People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you."

"Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening."

"Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well."

"When God loves you, what can be better than that?"

"Beyonce is very outspoken on feminist issues. So I think that's good. That could be brought to the forefront more."

"Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I'm happy with that."

"I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'"

"There's a lot of great singers out here."