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“I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents.”
“The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead.”
| Wayne Allard, Politician (1943) |
| John Barbirolli, Musician (1899) |
| Steven Bauer, Actor (1956) |
| Maria Callas, Musician (1923) |
| Howard Finster, Artist (1916) |
| Alexander Haig, Public Servant (1924) |
| Julie Harris, Actress (1925) |
| Joey Adams, Comedian (1999) |
| Ferdinand Christian Baur, Theologian (1860) |
| Robertson Davies, Novelist (1995) |
| Marty Feldman, Comedian (1982) |
| Romain Gary, Novelist (1980) |
| Elizabeth Hardwick, Critic (2007) |
| Ivan Illich, Sociologist (2002) |
| Philip Larkin, Poet (1985) |