“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is”
“From protecting our natural resources to providing maritime security and national defense, the Coast Guard's duties are broad in scope, and the performance of those duties has never been more important.”
| Matt Cameron, Musician (1962) |
| Joe Dante, Director (1946) |
| Alistair Darling, Politician (1953) |
| Friedrich Engels, Philosopher (1820) |
| Carol Gilligan, Psychologist (1936) |
| Ed Harris, Actor (1950) |
| Gary Hart, Politician (1936) |
| Matsuo Basho, Poet (1694) |
| Enrico Fermi, Physicist (1954) |
| Washington Irving, Writer (1859) |