American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881-January 21, 1959) was an American motion-picture producer and director. He was known for the originality and accuracy of his epic productions, which utilized spectacular crowd scenes and special effects. His best-known films include: Cleopatra; Union Pacific; The Crusades; The Sign of the Cross; Autobiography; The King of Kings 1927; Samson and Delilah 1949; The Ten Commandments 1923, remade 1956; and The Greatest Show on Earth, for which he won the 1952 Academy Award for best film. Born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, Cecil B. DeMille was educated at Pennsylvania Military Academy and at the American Academy of...

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880-June 1, 1968) was an American author and lecturer. She overcame the tremendous obstacles of being both blind and deaf, due to a debilitating illness suffered at the age of two. Her parents took her to Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, who recommended her to the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston. It was there, at the age of seven, that Anne Sullivan began tutoring her through the sense of touch, eventually teaching her to read Braille. Helen Keller attended Radcliffe College, where Anne Sullivan interpreted the lectures to her, and she was able to type...

Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880-April 5, 1964) was a U.S. Military General and World War II hero. He was superintendent of West Point, 1919-20, after having commanded the 42nd (Rainbow) Division during World War I. In 1930, at the age of 50, he became Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, the youngest man to hold the post. In 1937, he retired from the army, but was recalled in 1941 to command the U.S. forces in the Far East. In 1942, he became Allied Supreme Commander in the Southwest Pacific Area, and in 1944 General of the Army. He received the surrender of...

(Nicholas) Vachel Lindsay (November 10, 1879-December 5, 1931) was an American poet and lecturer. Known as "the vagabond poet," his rhythmical verse carried an impressive effect as he would read it aloud. Among his most admired volumes are: General Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems, 1913; The Congo and Other Poems, 1914; and The Chinese Nightingale. In his poem, General Booth Enters into Heaven, Vachel Lindsay wrote: <Booth died blind and still by faith he trod, Eyes still dazzled by the ways of God.> 1879LV001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use...

Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879-April 18, 1955) was a German-born American theoretical physicist. He developed the theory of relativity, which was the basis for the application of atomic energy. In 1921, Albert Einstein was the recipient of the Nobel Prize, and in 1952 he was offered the position of President of Israel, but turned it down. On November 9, 1930, in an article in the The New York Times, Albert Einstein's statement was recorded: <I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and noblest driving force behind scientific research.> 1879AE001 Albert Einstein stated: <God Almighty does not throw dice.>...