It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian.
Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.
Namie Amuro, Musician (1977) |
Mychael Danna, Musician (1958) |
James Dewar, Scientist (1842) |
Dante Hall, Athlete (1978) |
Kristen Johnston, Actress (1967) |
Henry Arthur Jones, Dramatist (1851) |
Van Jones, Activist (1968) |
William Kapell, Musician (1922) |
Elizabeth Kenny, Celebrity (1880) |
Guy Lafleur, Athlete (1951) |
Robert Emmet, Activist (1803) |
Paul Erdos, Mathematician (1996) |
Fiorello LaGuardia, Politician (1947) |