The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
I'm always trying to do the impossible to please people. It comes from not being secure in myself and not looking at the things within I have to fix. Sometimes you keep going because you don't want to face the truth.
Dinesh D'Souza, Author (1961) |
James Fenton, Poet (1949) |
Ella Fitzgerald, Musician (1918) |
Stephen Gardiner, Architect (1924) |
John Keble, Clergyman (1792) |
Albert King, Musician (1923) |
Jason Lee, Actor (1970) |
Jerry Leiber, Musician (1933) |
Leon Battista Alberti, Architect (1472) |
Indra Devi, Celebrity (2002) |
Hope Emerson, Actress (1960) |
Jane Jacobs, Sociologist (2006) |
Amanullah Khan, Statesman (1960) |