"At the beginning of the empire, the tax rates were low and the revenues were high. At the end of the empire, the tax rates were high and the revenues were low."
Ibn Khaldun
(05/27/1332 – 03/17/1406)
Tunisian historian
Ibn Khaldun
(05/27/1332 – 03/17/1406)
Tunisian historian

Duc Francois de la Rochefoucald
(09/15/1613 – 03/17/1680)
French writer
"People who know how to employ themselves always find leisure moments, while those who do nothing are forever in a hurry."
Jeanne-Marie Roland
(03/17/1754 – 11/08/1793)
French Revolutionary
Jeanne-Marie Roland
(03/17/1754 – 11/08/1793)
French Revolutionary

Jean Ingelow
(03/17/1829 – 07/20/1897)
US writer
"Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind."
Robert Chambers
(07/10/1802 – 03/17/1871)
Scottish writer
Robert Chambers
(07/10/1802 – 03/17/1871)
Scottish writer
"I am just going outside, and may be some time."
Lawrence Oates
(03/17/1880 – 03/17/1912)
English explorer (died on birthday) , last words, leaving tent, Antarctic expedition 1912
Lawrence Oates
(03/17/1880 – 03/17/1912)
English explorer (died on birthday) , last words, leaving tent, Antarctic expedition 1912

Bobby Tyre Jones
(03/17/1902 – 12/18/1971)
US golfer

Bayard Rustin
(03/17/1910 – 08/24/1987)
US civil rights leader
"I am just going outside, and may be some time."
Lawrence Oates
(03/17/1880 – 03/17/1912)
English explorer (died on birthday) , last words, leaving tent, Antarctic expedition 1912
Lawrence Oates
(03/17/1880 – 03/17/1912)
English explorer (died on birthday) , last words, leaving tent, Antarctic expedition 1912
"Chin up, Lipstick on."
Mary McConnell Morris
(03/17/1913 – 04/19/2001)
My US friend Molly's grandmother , giving advice to her granddaughter
Mary McConnell Morris
(03/17/1913 – 04/19/2001)
My US friend Molly's grandmother , giving advice to her granddaughter
"Am I supposed to believe that a man prancing about at the Royal Ballet in a pair of tights is part of my heritage?"
Terry Dicks
(03/17/1937 – )
English politician
Terry Dicks
(03/17/1937 – )
English politician

Pat Williams
(03/17/1941 – )
President, Orlando Magic , on Charles Barkley

John Sebastian
(03/17/1944 – )
US singer, songwriter , on success

"Well, for a nine year old kid to be able to earn $110 in one day compared to $10 for a paper round, the economics were even obvious to a ten year old."
Kurt Russell
(03/17/1951 – )
US actor (partner of Goldie Hawn) , on being a child star (image from masterpiecepumpkins.com)

Fred Allen
(05/31/1894 – 03/17/1956)
US comic
"The human narrative, as we write it in novels and poems and stories, is a tale of never getting over the shock of life."
Michael Kelly
(03/17/1957 – 04/03/2003)
US journalist
Michael Kelly
(03/17/1957 – 04/03/2003)
US journalist

Gary Sinise
(03/17/1964 – )
US actor

Rob Lowe
(03/17/1964 – )
US actor , on why he filmed himself having sex with an underage girl
"The scientists split the atom; now the atom is splitting us."
Quentin Reynolds
(04/11/1902 – 03/17/1965)
US writer
Quentin Reynolds
(04/11/1902 – 03/17/1965)
US writer

Billy Corgan
(03/17/1967 – )
US singer (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan) , on his solo album (also see D'Arcy Wretzky, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain, Melissa auf der Maur, and Courtney Love)

Melissa Auf der Maur
(03/17/1972 – )
Canadian bassist (Smashing Pumpkins, Hole) (also see D'Arcy Wretzky, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain, and Courtney Love), on Billy Corgan

Luchino Visconti
(11/02/1906 – 03/17/1976)
Italian director , on Michelangelo Antonioni

Helen Hayes
(10/10/1900 – 03/17/1993)
US actor

John W. Backus
(12/03/1924 – 03/17/2007)
US computing pioneer

Alex Chilton
(12/28/1950 – 03/17/2010)
US singer (Box Tops, Big Star)
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