Fortunes are made, and disappear, over the lifetime of a single generation. Today, a person in essence takes his wealth from society just for the duration of his or her lifetime. The next generation has to create it anew.
I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.
| Joseph Addison, Writer (1672) |
| Phil Foglio, Cartoonist (1956) |
| Glenn Ford, Actor (1916) |
| Philip Gibbs, Journalist (1877) |
| Jane Jacobs, Sociologist (1916) |
| Calamity Jane, Soldier (1852) |
| Jack Adams, Athlete (1968) |
| Jacques Delille, Poet (1813) |
| Nelson Gidding, Dramatist (2004) |

