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“When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and his point of view was still so potent that William James was honored to be asked to speak at a centenary celebration.”
“What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't help but be creative.”
| Edward Abbey, Author (1927) |
| Lord Amherst, Soldier (1717) |
| Derek Bailey, Musician (1932) |
| Frederick Delius, Composer (1862) |
| W. C. Fields, Comedian (1880) |
| Albert Gallatin, Statesman (1761) |
| Sara Gilbert, Actress (1975) |
| Ismail Haniyeh, Politician (1959) |
| Lawrence Hargrave, Scientist (1850) |
| Thomas Jane, Actor (1969) |
| H. E. Bates, Writer (1974) |
| Leslie Fiedler, Critic (2003) |
| George III, Royalty (1820) |
| B. H. Liddell Hart, Historian (1970) |
| Alan Ladd, Actor (1964) |
| Edward Lear, Artist (1888) |