In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears.
I never knew when I was gong to leave. I might be walking over to a kid's house, then of all a sudden I would just stick out my thumb and hitchhike across three states.
Alphonse Allais, Writer (1854) |
Chris Cannon, Politician (1950) |
John Dewey, Philosopher (1859) |
Peter G. Fitzgerald, Politician (1960) |
Dan Fogler, Comedian (1976) |
Theodore Hall, Criminal (1925) |
Kamala Harris, Lawyer (1964) |
Charles Ives, Composer (1874) |
Wanda Jackson, Musician (1937) |
Elfriede Jelinek, Playwright (1946) |
Grace Darling, Celebrity (1842) |
Eugene V. Debs, Politician (1926) |
Burt Lancaster, Actor (1994) |