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I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
Aravind Adiga, Writer (1974) |
Johnny Carson, Comedian (1925) |
James Daly, Actor (1918) |
Robin Day, Journalist (1923) |
Cat Deeley, Celebrity (1976) |
Doug Flutie, Athlete (1962) |
Mike Harding, Musician (1944) |
Francis Jeffrey, Judge (1773) |
Paul Kagame, Statesman (1957) |
Philip Kaufman, Director (1936) |
Louis Althusser, Philosopher (1990) |
Maybelle Carter, Musician (1978) |
Sunil Gangopadhyay, Poet (2012) |
Theophile Gautier, Poet (1872) |
Joseph Lancaster, Educator (1838) |