Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.
One of the reasons, surely, why women have been credited with less perfect veracity than men is that the burden of conventional falsehood falls chiefly on them.
Victoria Abril, Actress (1959) |
Thomas John Barnardo, Celebrity (1845) |
Irving Caesar, Composer (1895) |
Al Davis, Businessman (1929) |
Gerard Debreu, Mathematician (1921) |
Sam Farr, Politician (1941) |
Melanie Fiona, Musician (1983) |
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Soldier (1807) |
Christian Furchtegott Gellert, Poet (1715) |
Ann Landers, Journalist (1918) |
John Adams, President (1826) |
Fisher Ames, Statesman (1808) |
Gregory Bateson, Scientist (1980) |
Otto Bauer, Writer (1938) |
Eva Gabor, Actress (1995) |
Thomas Jefferson, President (1826) |