In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.
Kathy Acker, Activist (1947) |
Justin Amash, Politician (1980) |
Andre Bazin, Critic (1918) |
Reeve Carney, Actor (1983) |
Clarence Darrow, Lawyer (1857) |
Richard Harding Davis, Journalist (1864) |
Susan Faludi, Writer (1959) |
America Ferrera, Actress (1984) |
Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete (1973) |
Saad Hariri, Politician (1970) |
Erasmus Darwin, Scientist (1802) |
Albert Einstein, Physicist (1955) |
John Ambrose Fleming, Inventor (1945) |