Gregory Peck
(1916-2003)

American Actor, Humanitarian
1969 Presidential Medal of Freedom

birthdate: April 5
birthplace: La Jolla, California

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You have to dream, you have to have a vision and you have to set a goal for yourself that might even scare you a little at times because sometimes that seems far beyond your reach. Then I think you have to develop a kind of resistance to rejection, and to the disappointments that are sure to come your way. Tough times don’t last, tough people do...

"What is wrong with keeping guns out of the hands of the wrong people?"

I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in.