History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early.
Robert G. Allen, Politician (1902) |
Kenny Baker, Actor (1934) |
Orson Scott Card, Writer (1951) |
Grey DeLisle, Musician (1973) |
Carmine Giovinazzo, Actor (1973) |
Hank Haney, Athlete (1955) |
Jared Harris, Actor (1961) |
Duke Kahanamoku, Athlete (1890) |
Mel Karmazin, Businessman (1943) |
Craig Kilborn, Entertainer (1962) |
Henry J. Kaiser, Businessman (1967) |
Kathleen Kenyon, Scientist (1978) |