Born February 12th

Tuesday, February 12, 1980 - Christina Ricci (acting)

"Whenever there is a photo shoot that doesn't have a concept thought up in advance, they end up putting me in something that makes me look like a prostitute. So, of course, I get there and this guy dresses me up to look like a whore. But they wanted me to act like a little girl ... And that's just disgusting."

Monday, February 12, 1968 - Christopher McCandless (died in the Alaska wilderness)

"Greetings from Fairbanks! This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne. Arrived here 2 days ago. It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory. But I finally got here. Please return all mail I receive to the sender. It might be a very long time before I return South. If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again, I want you to know your a great man. I now walk into the wild. Might be a very long time before I return South ... I now walk into the wild."

Wednesday, February 12, 1930 - Arlen Specter (politics, US Senate PA)

"Maybe it's no coincidence that I feel so comfortable with Democrats, because I've spent most of my life with Democrats. Maybe it's no coincidence that I've been derided for years by the far-right as a Republican in name only ... Well, I'm no longer a Republican. I'm again a Democrat, and I'm pleased and proud to be a Democrat."

Monday, February 12, 1923 - Franco Zeffirelli (directing)

"The whole world, even the highest levels of Italian government, has idolized Princess Diana as if she were a saint, even though her 'humanitarian work' was due to a skillful public relations strategy."

Sunday, February 12, 1809 - Charles Darwin (evolution, Origin of Species)

"I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me. "

Sunday, February 12, 1809 - Abraham Lincoln (16th US President)

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."

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