At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake.
A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
Lamar Alexander, Politician (1940) |
Gloria Allred, Lawyer (1941) |
Andrea Barber, Actress (1976) |
Dave Barry, Journalist (1947) |
Elizabeth Edwards, Lawyer (1949) |
Tracey Emin, Artist (1963) |
Ernst Fischer, Writer (1899) |
M. F. K. Fisher, Writer (1908) |
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Writer (1860) |
Kevin Hart, Actor (1980) |
Jim Backus, Actor (1989) |
James Daly, Actor (1978) |
Bert Hardy, Photographer (1995) |
Joel Chandler Harris, Journalist (1908) |