I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.
People say we were an overnight success. It took us a year to be an overnight success.
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Peter S. Beagle, Author (1939) |
W. H. Davies, Poet (1871) |
Carmen Electra, Actress (1972) |
David Filo, Businessman (1966) |
John Gibbon, Soldier (1827) |
Crispin Glover, Actor (1964) |
Lee H. Hamilton, Politician (1931) |
Paul Celan, Poet (1970) |
Bernard Katz, Scientist (2003) |