I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose.
It took us a long time to find out that we had been lied to by our parents' generation. The moralities that were followed during our parents' generation were basically arbitrary. This caused a rift between the two generations, which was brought on by the beatniks.
Gerry Adams, Politician (1948) |
Shana Alexander, Journalist (1925) |
George Carman, Lawyer (1929) |
Barbara Castle, Politician (1910) |
Britt Ekland, Actress (1942) |
Riccardo Giacconi, Scientist (1931) |
Fannie Lou Hamer, Activist (1917) |
Maria Jeritza, (1887) |
Amy Jo Johnson, Actress (1970) |
Bette Davis, Actress (1989) |
Richard Farnsworth, Actor (2000) |
Walter Hagen, Athlete (1969) |