Music is my favorite thing in the world. I grew up completely around it and I think it's one of the most important things to me, but at this point I can't see myself doing that professionally. Luckily, for the most part, I don't feel pressured.
The Impossible Generalized Man today is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy - yet believes this only insofar as no personal risk is entailed. Meaning he loves no one, worthy or no. This is what makes him impossible.
Jonathan Aitken, Politician (1942) |
Shaun Alexander, Athlete (1977) |
Stephen Baker, Athlete (1964) |
Jacques-Louis David, Artist (1748) |
Sylvia Earle, Scientist (1935) |
Daryl Gates, Public Servant (1926) |
Theophile Gautier, Poet (1811) |
Fred Hampton, Activist (1948) |
Molly Ivins, Journalist (1944) |
Lawrence Jackson, Athlete (1985) |
Henri Barbusse, Novelist (1935) |
Taylor Caldwell, Author (1985) |
Glenn Ford, Actor (2006) |