“I was a product of a divorced family and I used humor as a weapon to combat sadness. I used comedy to make my mother laugh in light of the darkness that she faced, and to me it became a very powerful tool at a very young age, at six. I saw how therapeutic it could be.”
“But the best thing Washington can do for education is realize that our role is limited. Washington must keep its promises, but let those who know our childrens' names- parents, teachers and school board members- make education decisions.”
| Wayne Allard, Politician (1943) |
| John Barbirolli, Musician (1899) |
| Steven Bauer, Actor (1956) |
| Maria Callas, Musician (1923) |
| Howard Finster, Artist (1916) |
| Alexander Haig, Public Servant (1924) |
| Julie Harris, Actress (1925) |
| Joey Adams, Comedian (1999) |
| Ferdinand Christian Baur, Theologian (1860) |
| Robertson Davies, Novelist (1995) |
| Marty Feldman, Comedian (1982) |
| Romain Gary, Novelist (1980) |
| Elizabeth Hardwick, Critic (2007) |
| Ivan Illich, Sociologist (2002) |
| Philip Larkin, Poet (1985) |