Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
I have the feeling it will influence my future writing to the extent that without any material worries I could develop a greater ease, even lightheartedness, in my writing.
| Marcel Achard, Playwright (1899) |
| Harold Acton, Historian (1904) |
| Todd Akin, Politician (1947) |
| Frederick Lewis Allen, Editor (1890) |
| P. T. Barnum, Entertainer (1810) |
| Hollie Cavanagh, Musician (1993) |
| Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Celebrity (1948) |
| Edie Falco, Actress (1963) |
| Shane Filan, Musician (1979) |
| Hazrat Inayat Khan, Clergyman (1882) |
| Wilhelm Backhaus, Musician (1969) |
| Bruce Barton, Author (1967) |
| Charles Fillmore, Educator (1948) |
| James Norman Hall, Author (1951) |
| Kenneth Lay, Businessman (2006) |

