Clive Thompson – “When you’re an expert in a subject, you can retain new factoid…”

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Clive Thompson best Birthday Quotes – “When you’re an expert in a subject, you can retain new factoids on your favorite topic easily. This only works for the subjects you’re truly passionate about, though. Baseball fans can reel off stats for their favorite players, then space out on their own birthday.”

Sara Sheridan – “I have an ambivalent relationship with Margaret Thatcher. She c…”

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Sara Sheridan best Birthday Quotes – “I have an ambivalent relationship with Margaret Thatcher. She came to power in May 1979 – a month before my 11th birthday. I was far too young to have developed a great deal of political awareness. I remember it, though – my mother excited at the dinner table because Britain had its first female prime minister.”

Rita Rudner – “I had the worst birthday party ever when I was a child because my…”

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Rita Rudner best Birthday Quotes – “I had the worst birthday party ever when I was a child because my parents hired a pony to give rides. And these ponies are never in good health. But this one dropped dead. It just wasn’t much fun after that. One kid would sit on him and the rest of us would drag him around.”

Hans Matheson – “When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Sha…”

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Hans Matheson best Birthday Quotes – “When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn’t do it. They asked me to do my modern, and I couldn’t do it. They asked me if I had a song prepared, and I said ‘No,’ so I sang ‘Happy Birthday.’ And I did a reasonable improvisation, a reasonable one, nothing special at all. I don’t know how I got in, but I did.”

Herbie Hancock – “When I was six, my best friend’s parents bought him a piano. M…”

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Herbie Hancock best Birthday Quotes – “When I was six, my best friend’s parents bought him a piano. My mother noticed that every time I would go to his house, the first thing I would say to him was ‘Levester’ – His name was Levester – I said, ‘Levester, can I go play your piano?’ So, on my 7th birthday, my parents bought me a piano.”