“What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.”
“Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment more to be relied on, because they are believed to have paid attention, not to matters of fiction, but to the investigation of the truth.”
| Lauren Bacall, Actress (1924) |
| Georges Bataille, Writer (1897) |
| Elgin Baylor, Athlete (1934) |
| Julian Castro, Politician (1974) |
| Jo Ann Emerson, Politician (1950) |
| Richard Engel, Journalist (1973) |
| Peter Falk, Actor (1927) |
| Henry Louis Gates, Critic (1950) |
| Guy Hamilton, Director (1922) |
| Ian Harding, Actor (1986) |
| Maria Callas, Musician (1977) |
| James Jeans, Physicist (1946) |