Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder.
Hiam Abbass, Actress (1960) |
Clay Aiken, Musician (1978) |
Jacques Barzun, Educator (1907) |
Nelsan Ellis, Actor (1977) |
Bill Halter, Politician (1960) |
Billy Idol, Musician (1955) |
Bo Jackson, Athlete (1962) |
Laurent Jalabert, Athlete (1968) |
Tayari Jones, Author (1970) |
Mark Twain, Author (1835) |
Kathy Acker, Activist (1997) |
Charles Adams, Activist (1800) |
Guy Debord, Writer (1994) |
Mary Harris Jones, Activist (1930) |
Mother Jones, Activist (1930) |
Patrick Kavanagh, Poet (1967) |
Elizabeth Kenny, Celebrity (1952) |