“I don't have many litmus tests, but this is one: Any candidate who doesn't understand that we need to balance the budget should not be president of the United States.”
“If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.”
| Carl D. Anderson, Scientist (1905) |
| Michael D. Barnes, Politician (1943) |
| Kitty Carlisle, Musician (1910) |
| William Eardley IV, Public Servant (1964) |
| Loren Eiseley, Scientist (1907) |
| Jennie Finch, Athlete (1980) |
| Eduardo Galeano, Journalist (1940) |
| Malcolm Gladwell, Author (1963) |
| Justin Halpern, Author (1980) |
| Al Jardine, Musician (1942) |
| Frank Capra, Director (1991) |
| Morton Feldman, Composer (1987) |
| Pauline Kael, Critic (2001) |
| Fanny Kaplan, Activist (1918) |