“I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living.”
“Anytime something starts to feel like a popularity contest or not about the music, I'd rather just not be involved. I'm not a big high-fiver. That really gets to people around me when we have a No. 1 or something big happen. I'm not a big, 'Let's go have a party about it!'”
| Jack Henry Abbott, Author (1944) |
| Ethan Allen, Revolutionary (1738) |
| Paul Allen, Businessman (1953) |
| Francis Bacon, Philosopher (1561) |
| Roger Nash Baldwin, Activist (1884) |
| Geena Davis, Actress (1956) |
| Mac Davis, Musician (1942) |
| Ashton Eaton, Athlete (1988) |
| Jill Eikenberry, Actress (1947) |
| Wolfman Jack, Entertainer (1938) |
| John Kendrick Bangs, Author (1922) |
| Cecil B. DeMille, Producer (1959) |
| Evan G. Galbraith, Diplomat (2008) |
| Erroll Garner, Musician (1977) |
| Henry Hallam, Historian (1859) |
| Peggy Lee, Musician (2002) |
| Vladimir Lenin, Leader (1924) |