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If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.
Mary Decker, Athlete (1958) |
Lane Evans, Politician (1951) |
Greta Gerwig, Actress (1983) |
William Rowan Hamilton, Mathematician (1805) |
Knut Hamsun, Author (1859) |
John Harrington, Writer (1561) |
Edward Irving, Clergyman (1792) |
Daniel Dae Kim, Actor (1968) |
Osbert Lancaster, Cartoonist (1908) |
Harry Lauder, Entertainer (1870) |
Hans Christian Andersen, Author (1875) |
John Bacon, Sculptor (1799) |
Jeanne Calment, Celebrity (1997) |
Lord Thomson Of Fleet, Publisher (1976) |
William Floyd, Politician (1821) |