What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks.
I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.
Victoria Abril, Actress (1959) |
Thomas John Barnardo, Celebrity (1845) |
Irving Caesar, Composer (1895) |
Al Davis, Businessman (1929) |
Gerard Debreu, Mathematician (1921) |
Sam Farr, Politician (1941) |
Melanie Fiona, Musician (1983) |
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Soldier (1807) |
Christian Furchtegott Gellert, Poet (1715) |
Ann Landers, Journalist (1918) |
John Adams, President (1826) |
Fisher Ames, Statesman (1808) |
Gregory Bateson, Scientist (1980) |
Otto Bauer, Writer (1938) |
Eva Gabor, Actress (1995) |
Thomas Jefferson, President (1826) |