"I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed." ― Gene Tierney Topic(s): Birthday More From Gene Tierney "Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties." "I’m not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy’s charm, but he took life just as it came." "I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people who were drawn to him." More In Birthday "Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it."― Lao Tzu "Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"― John Heywood "I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears’ 27th birthday and for the ‘Circus’ album she put out – the cake had circus themes. I prepared a cake for a surprise 82nd birthday event for the architect Frank Gehry; the cake was comprised of mini-replicas of his buildings."― Ron Ben-Israel