“I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky dink tax deals, but I always paid my taxes. I am naturally quite conservative.”
“Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.”
| Ronnie Barker, Comedian (1929) |
| Mario Diaz-Balart, Politician (1961) |
| Robert M. Gates, Politician (1943) |
| Mark Hamill, Actor (1951) |
| Felicity Kendal, Actress (1946) |
| Don Adams, Comedian (2005) |
| Billy Carter, Celebrity (1988) |
| Marvin Davis, Businessman (2004) |
| John M. Ford, Writer (2006) |
| Johann Heinrich Lambert, Mathematician (1777) |
| Ring Lardner, Comedian (1933) |