“I don't think it's any coincidence that I lost my religious faith and 'manned up' in the same year. I was described somewhere as a lapsed Catholic, which is funny because I'm not going back! I want to achieve things rather than live life in an animalistic way.”
“So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.”
| Conrad Aiken, Author (1889) |
| Al Alvarez, Poet (1929) |
| David Baldacci, Novelist (1960) |
| Bruce Barton, Author (1886) |
| Rick Derringer, Musician (1947) |
| Patrick Ewing, Athlete (1962) |
| Lorrie Fair, Athlete (1978) |
| Friedrich Engels, Philosopher (1895) |
| Josh Ryan Evans, Actor (2002) |
| Millicent Fawcett, Activist (1929) |
| Marilyn Monroe, Actress (1962) |