“Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.”
“After finishing a draft, no matter how rough, I almost always put it aside for a while. It doesn't matter if it's a story or a novel, I find that when it's still fresh in my mind I'm either thoroughly sick of its flaws or completely blind to them. Either way, I'm unable to make substantive edits of ”
| Namie Amuro, Musician (1977) |
| Mychael Danna, Musician (1958) |
| James Dewar, Scientist (1842) |
| Dante Hall, Athlete (1978) |
| Kristen Johnston, Actress (1967) |
| Henry Arthur Jones, Dramatist (1851) |
| Van Jones, Activist (1968) |
| William Kapell, Musician (1922) |
| Elizabeth Kenny, Celebrity (1880) |
| Guy Lafleur, Athlete (1951) |
| Robert Emmet, Activist (1803) |
| Paul Erdos, Mathematician (1996) |
| Fiorello LaGuardia, Politician (1947) |