Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating them, and the result was that we ate them more than ever.
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
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Ella Fitzgerald, Musician (1918) |
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John Keble, Clergyman (1792) |
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Jason Lee, Actor (1970) |
Jerry Leiber, Musician (1933) |
Leon Battista Alberti, Architect (1472) |
Indra Devi, Celebrity (2002) |
Hope Emerson, Actress (1960) |
Jane Jacobs, Sociologist (2006) |
Amanullah Khan, Statesman (1960) |