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Birthdays occurring on September, 11
| 1924 |
Tom Landry was born on September 11, 1924
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve. More quotations from Tom Landry |  |
| 1940 |
Brian De Palma was born on September 11, 1940
Sydney Pollack recorded a candid commentary on [1973's] 'The Way We Were,' ... He revealed how upset Barbra Streisand was when he deleted two 'political' scenes she thought were central to her character. But only the most courageous will tell tales out of school about recent work because it can come back to haunt them. I know that from personal experience, having participated in a book about [what went wrong with the critically savaged] 'Bonfire of the Vanities.' You're not aware of it — but certain things just don't happen. More quotations from Brian De Palma |
Deaths occurring on September, 11
| 1677 |
James Harrington died on September 11, 1677
English political philosopher, 1611-1677And government (to define it de facto, or according to modern prudence) is an art whereby some man, or some few men, subject a city or a nation, and rule it according to his or their private interest; which, because the laws in such cases are made according to the interest of a man, or of some few families, may be said to be the empire of men, and not of laws. More quotations from James Harrington |
| 1958 |
Robert Service died on September 11, 1958
English born Canadian poet called the Canadian Kipling for rollicking ballads of the frozen North, 1874-1958This is the Law of the Yukon, that only the Strong shall thrive;
That surely the Weak shall perish, and only the Fit survive. More quotations from Robert Service |  |
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