“The closer the bird is to the surface of the water, the firmer and more inelastic is the uplift of the rising air. The bird appears to almost feel the surface with the tip of its weather wing.”
“The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.”
| Marc Almond, Musician (1957) |
| Barbara Cartland, Novelist (1901) |
| Henry Hallam, Historian (1777) |
| Tom Hanks, Actor (1956) |
| King Hassan II, Royalty (1929) |
| June Jordan, Writer (1936) |
| Washington Allston, Artist (1843) |
| Georges Bataille, Writer (1962) |
| Benjamin Cardozo, Judge (1938) |
| Loren Eiseley, Scientist (1977) |
| James L. Farmer, Jr., Activist (1999) |