I had taken on the color of the climate around me and had driven back all the emotion that rose from the Brooklyn streets so that I could belong to the exclusive club of Congress.
In these confused times, the role of classical music is at the very core of the struggle to reassert cultural and ethical values that have always characterized our country and for which we have traditionally been honored and respected outside our shores.
Jean-Louis Barrault, Actor (1910) |
Mario Batali, Celebrity (1960) |
Angela Cartwright, Actress (1952) |
Leon Edel, Critic (1907) |
Alice Thomas Ellis, Writer (1932) |
Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant (1945) |
Zoe Kazan, Actress (1983) |
Michael Keaton, Actor (1951) |
Alf Landon, Politician (1887) |
Sol LeWitt, Artist (1928) |
Nicola Abbagnano, Philosopher (1990) |
Edward H. Harriman, Businessman (1909) |
Jacques Lacan, Psychologist (1981) |