“At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer,' we invariably choose the money.”
“There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth.”
| Robert A. Dahl, Writer (1915) |
| Humphry Davy, Scientist (1778) |
| Peter Farrelly, Director (1956) |
| Penelope Fitzgerald, Poet (1916) |
| William Floyd, Politician (1734) |
| Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Author (1796) |
| Rian Johnson, Writer (1973) |
| Milla Jovovich, Model (1975) |
| Mackenzie King, Statesman (1874) |
| Thomas Starr King, Clergyman (1824) |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Scientist (1917) |
| Sammy Baugh, Athlete (2008) |
| Alphonse Daudet, Novelist (1897) |
| Don Ellis, Musician (1978) |
| Kaspar Hauser, Celebrity (1833) |
| Lord Kelvin, Scientist (1907) |