“Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.”
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”
| Matt Cameron, Musician (1962) |
| Joe Dante, Director (1946) |
| Alistair Darling, Politician (1953) |
| Friedrich Engels, Philosopher (1820) |
| Carol Gilligan, Psychologist (1936) |
| Ed Harris, Actor (1950) |
| Gary Hart, Politician (1936) |
| Matsuo Basho, Poet (1694) |
| Enrico Fermi, Physicist (1954) |
| Washington Irving, Writer (1859) |