5 Minute Biographies

“Life is too short to work so hard.” – Vivien Leigh The British Actress known as Vivien Leigh was born…

“Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they…

“I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.” – Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone was…

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”…

“Trust, but verify.” – Ronald Reagan. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on 6 February 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, USA to…

“Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.” – Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse was born to Jewish…

“We all go a little mad sometimes.” – Ted Bundy Ted Bundy was a serial killer who was executed in…

“Publicity can be terrible. But only if you don’t have any.” – Jane Russell. Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell, known to…

“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” – Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart was…

“A crazy man finished in the cemetery.” – Juan Manuel Fangio Although motor racing in its various forms has been…

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep, I am afraid of an army of…

“And thus I take my leave of this world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to…

“I am a marvellous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor. Zsa…

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary” – James Madison. James Madison was a pivotal political figure during…

“Remember that the revolution is what is important, and each one of us, alone, is worth nothing.” – Che Guevara.…

“You’ve got to learn to survive a defeat. That’s when you develop character” – Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon is one…