“There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.”
“Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.”
| Nelson Algren, Novelist (1909) |
| Steve Ballmer, Businessman (1956) |
| Russell Banks, Author (1940) |
| Rick Barry, Athlete (1944) |
| Daniel Dennett, Philosopher (1942) |
| Richard Eyre, Director (1943) |
| Lady Gaga, Musician (1986) |
| Nafisa Joseph, Model (1978) |
| Karen Kain, Dancer (1951) |
| Corliss Lamont, Philosopher (1902) |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower, President (1969) |
| Dorothy Fields, Musician (1974) |
| William Christopher Handy, Musician (1958) |
| Eugene Ionesco, Dramatist (1994) |
| Emmett Kelly, Entertainer (1979) |
| Stephen Leacock, Economist (1944) |