Persons
- Caryl Chessman (1921–1960), American criminal and author, recipient of the death penalty.
- Chessman (wrestler), professional wrestler with AAA
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Famous quotes containing the word persons:
“The general Mistake among us in the Educating of our Children, is, That in our Daughters we take Care of their Persons and neglect their Minds; in our Sons, we are so intent upon adorning their Minds, that we wholly neglect their Bodies.”
—Richard Steele (16721729)
“I begin, then, with some remarks about the meaning of a word. I think many persons now see all or part of what I shall say: but not all do, and there is a tendency to forget, or to get it slightly wrong. In so far as I am merely flogging the converted, I apologize to them.”
—J.L. (John Langshaw)
“As to the family, I have never understood how that fits in with the other idealsor, indeed, why it should be an ideal at all. A group of closely related persons living under one roof; it is a convenience, often a necessity, sometimes a pleasure, sometimes the reverse; but who first exalted it as admirable, an almost religious ideal?”
—Rose Macaulay (18811958)