“Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.”
“The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs; it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition, and optimism about the future. We must rally them now to bold departures that rebuild our national morale as well as our material prosperity.”
| Sammy Baugh, Athlete (1914) |
| Brittany Daniel, Actress (1976) |
| William Gibson, Writer (1948) |
| Mia Hamm, Athlete (1972) |
| Jean Ingelow, Poet (1820) |
| James Irwin, Astronaut (1930) |
| Bobby Jones, Athlete (1902) |
| Rob Kardashian, Celebrity (1987) |
| Katie Ledecky, Athlete (1997) |
| Fred Allen, Comedian (1956) |
| Capucine, Actress (1990) |
| Haldan Keffer Hartline, Scientist (1983) |
| Anna Jameson, Writer (1860) |
| Louis Kahn, Architect (1974) |
| George F. Kennan, Historian (2005) |