Everything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it.
Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.
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) |