“It is important to fund young researchers who want to do curiosity-driven research. Curiosity-driven research is a part of life. Some people are curious. They want to learn more about nature and society should help that. It's like art: you can learn more and bring more beauty.”
“A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era.”
| Stephen Carter, Lawyer (1954) |
| Georges Jacques Danton, Revolutionary (1759) |
| Geoff Davis, Politician (1958) |
| Rosemarie DeWitt, Actress (1974) |
| Ted Demme, Director (1963) |
| Cary Elwes, Actor (1962) |
| Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher (1466) |
| Paul Farmer, Educator (1959) |
| Mahalia Jackson, Musician (1911) |
| Judy Johnson, Athlete (1899) |
| Timothy Dexter, Businessman (1806) |
| Elizabeth Jennings, Poet (2001) |
| Nikos Kazantzakis, Writer (1957) |