“America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least,”
“I'm fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes - the finer things of life - would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.”
| Isabel Allende, Writer (1942) |
| Irving Babbitt, Critic (1865) |
| James A. Baldwin, Author (1924) |
| Jim Capaldi, Musician (1944) |
| Caleb Carr, Novelist (1955) |
| James Fallows, Journalist (1949) |
| Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Composer (1905) |
| Lance Ito, Judge (1950) |
| Victoria Jackson, Comedian (1959) |
| George Kimble, Historian (1908) |
| Enrico Caruso, Musician (1921) |
| Thomas Gainsborough, Artist (1788) |
| Warren G. Harding, President (1923) |
| John Keegan, Historian (2012) |
| Fritz Lang, Director (1976) |