I was being taken around by a press agent at the Venice Film Festival at age 18. Was it fun? Sure. But it was a dangerous path to be walking on as far as having a substantive life. Because the casualty rate at the Venice Film Festival for 18-year-olds? High.
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
Peter Akinola, Clergyman (1944) |
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Businessman (1929) |
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dancer (1948) |
Lewis Carroll, Author (1832) |
Ilya Ehrenburg, Writer (1891) |
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Poet (1945) |
Bridget Fonda, Actress (1964) |
Samuel Foote, Dramatist (1720) |
James J. Gibson, Psychologist (1904) |
Learned Hand, Judge (1872) |
Isaac Babel, Journalist (1940) |
Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Philosopher (1814) |
Mahalia Jackson, Musician (1972) |