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The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.
My eyes went blank, and I stared off, and the music started. It was raining, and the sun was shining at the same time, and there were these big bay windows, and there was the blue in the sky, and the sun on the trees, and it was drizzling.
Keith Carradine, Actor (1949) |
Benny Carter, Musician (1907) |
William M. Daley, Politician (1948) |
Kool Moe Dee, Musician (1962) |
Roger Federer, Athlete (1981) |
George Gerbner, Journalist (1919) |
Brian Harvey, Musician (1974) |
Alija Izetbegovic, Activist (1925) |
Dino De Laurentiis, Director (1919) |
Ernest Lawrence, Scientist (1901) |
George Canning, Statesman (1827) |
Ernst Haeckel, Scientist (1919) |
James Irwin, Astronaut (1991) |
Shirley Jackson, Novelist (1965) |
John H. Johnson, Businessman (2005) |