I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not just in Chicago. It affects the middle class. It pushes people down.
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.
| Adele, Musician (1988) |
| Henry Cavill, Actor (1983) |
| Geoffrey Fisher, Clergyman (1887) |
| Akhmad Kadyrov, Statesman (1909) |
| Vincent Kartheiser, Actor (1979) |
| Soren Kierkegaard, Philosopher (1813) |
| James Branch Cabell, Novelist (1958) |
| Ludwig Erhard, Politician (1977) |
| Murray Kempton, Journalist (1997) |
| Henri Laurens, Sculptor (1954) |
| Arthur Laurents, Playwright (2011) |

