“Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short plays were so accessible to younger people and I think that was inspirational to me.”
“We should recognize that on the day that we are born, our glass is half full. In America your chance to fill your glass the rest of the way up is greater than it is anyplace else on this planet.”
| Ivan Allen, Politician (1911) |
| Alan Bean, Astronaut (1932) |
| Wolcott Gibbs, Writer (1902) |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Judge (1933) |
| Renny Harlin, Director (1959) |
| Harold L. Ickes, Politician (1874) |
| Andrew Jackson, President (1767) |
| Arthur Adamov, Playwright (1970) |
| Harry Callahan, Photographer (1999) |
| Rachel Field, Novelist (1942) |