The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.
That's what keeps me going: dreaming, inventing, then hoping and dreaming some more in order to keep dreaming.
Steve Albini, Musician (1962) |
Keegan Allen, Actor (1989) |
Alexander Calder, Sculptor (1898) |
Willem Dafoe, Actor (1955) |
Edward Dahlberg, Novelist (1900) |
Jim Edgar, Politician (1946) |
Louise Fletcher, Actress (1934) |
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Actress (1971) |
Danny Glover, Actor (1947) |
Rhys Ifans, Actor (1967) |
William Bartram, Environmentalist (1823) |
Estelle Getty, Actress (2008) |
Mackenzie King, Statesman (1950) |
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Politician (1950) |
Harold Larwood, Athlete (1995) |