“The fabric of North Carolina and what makes our state so special is our families and our common desire for a brighter future for our children. No matter what your family looks like, we all want the same thing for our families - happiness, health, prosperity, a bright future for our children and gran”
“There's got to be a backbone, there's got to be a skeleton to the whole way I perform, but you never want to hit the same note twice during a performance, I think. I think it's always got to be fresh so it doesn't bore me, and I always want to go out on edge.”
| Herb Alpert, Musician (1935) |
| Alejandro Amenabar, Director (1972) |
| Dennis Cardoza, Politician (1959) |
| William Daniels, Actor (1927) |
| Rene Descartes, Mathematician (1596) |
| Edward Fitzgerald, Poet (1809) |
| Robert Hamer, Director (1911) |
| John Jakes, Writer (1932) |
| Jack Johnson, Athlete (1878) |
| Shirley Jones, Actress (1933) |
| Bella Abzug, Lawyer (1998) |
| Eugenie Anderson, Diplomat (1997) |
| Enid Bagnold, Author (1981) |
| John C. Calhoun, Statesman (1850) |
| Tim Flock, Celebrity (1998) |
| Brandon Lee, Actor (1993) |