“Behind closed doors they had what were legendary battles I hear but when the doors opened there was absolute unity. Not a crack could be found. No separation whatsoever. They were locked together for the good of the community.”
“I might not understand everything a Democrat or liberal thinks but hey let's be honest, I don't understand some of the things the Republicans think, but that doesn't make me some dumb hick that doesn't have the right to live here.”
| John Agar, Actor (1921) |
| Tallulah Bankhead, Actress (1903) |
| Ernie Banks, Athlete (1931) |
| Bernard Barton, Poet (1784) |
| Eddie Cantor, Comedian (1892) |
| Peter Dawson, Musician (1882) |
| Dick Gephardt, Politician (1941) |
| Philip Glass, Composer (1937) |
| Tokugawa Ieyasu, Leader (1543) |
| Derek Jarman, Director (1942) |
| George Washington Cable, Novelist (1925) |
| John Galsworthy, Author (1933) |
| Jean Giraudoux, Dramatist (1944) |
| Molly Ivins, Journalist (2007) |
| Gil Kane, Artist (2000) |
| Coretta Scott King, Activist (2006) |