“After America won the Cold War, some believed we had come to the 'end of history,' and budget-cutters celebrated the so-called 'peace dividend.' As a result, we ignored the toxic mixture of militant Islam and terror that ultimately led to 9/11.”
“I mean, you know, I get a tremendous positive charge every day just from knowing these kids and who they are. I mean, Larry, my 12-year-old son is my hero in life. Could there be a greater privilege than that? I mean, I can't imagine anything that would be more exciting.”
| Keith Carradine, Actor (1949) |
| Benny Carter, Musician (1907) |
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| Roger Federer, Athlete (1981) |
| George Gerbner, Journalist (1919) |
| Brian Harvey, Musician (1974) |
| Alija Izetbegovic, Activist (1925) |
| Dino De Laurentiis, Director (1919) |
| Ernest Lawrence, Scientist (1901) |
| George Canning, Statesman (1827) |
| Ernst Haeckel, Scientist (1919) |
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| Shirley Jackson, Novelist (1965) |
| John H. Johnson, Businessman (2005) |