“I can only speak for myself, but public school did nothing for me musically. I got the impression a musical career was frowned upon. But in the arts, resistance can often be the strongest inspiration.”
“The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of Scripture that deal with responding to the needs of the poor.”
| Jane Addams, Activist (1860) |
| Bruno Bauer, Theologian (1809) |
| Henry Seidel Canby, Critic (1878) |
| John Dalton, Scientist (1766) |
| Robyn Davidson, Writer (1950) |
| Carly Fiorina, Businesswoman (1954) |
| Naveen Jain, Businessman (1959) |
| William R. Keating, Politician (1952) |
| Joseph P. Kennedy, Diplomat (1888) |
| Marquis De Lafayette, Revolutionary (1757) |
| Philip James Bailey, Poet (1902) |
| Hanns Eisler, Composer (1962) |
| Edmund Gibson, Judge (1748) |
| Herbert Kaufman, Writer (1947) |
| Madeleine L'Engle, Novelist (2007) |