Quotes from authors born in 1942
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Muhammad Ali
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Muhammad Ali
Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded.
Jimi Hendrix
I try to use my music to move these people to act.
Jimi Hendrix
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Muhammad Ali
Adelaide Anne Procter 
Terry Sawchuk 
Tab Hunter 
Ted Nugent 
Richard Rogers 
Iain Banks 
John Ralston Saul 
R. Foster Winans