All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel.
Languages are something of a mess. They evolve over centuries through an unplanned, democratic process that leaves them teeming with irregularities, quirks, and words like 'knight.'
Phillip Adams, Writer (1939) |
Eric Carr, Musician (1950) |
Lisa Nicole Carson, Actress (1969) |
Lord Edward Cecil, Soldier (1867) |
George Eastman, Inventor (1854) |
Ron Fairly, Athlete (1938) |
Robert Fisk, Journalist (1946) |
Tim Gane, Musician (1964) |
Gareth Gates, Musician (1984) |
Oscar Hammerstein, Writer (1895) |
Ray Stannard Baker, Journalist (1946) |
Benny Carter, Musician (2003) |
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher (1536) |
L. Wolfe Gilbert, Musician (1970) |
Alexander Hamilton, Politician (1804) |