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Out of the past come the standards for judging the present; standards in turn to be shaped by the practice of present-day dramatists into broader standards for the next generation.
At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.
Richard Aldington, Writer (1892) |
Kevin Bacon, Actor (1958) |
Billy Eckstine, Musician (1914) |
Marty Feldman, Comedian (1933) |
Schuyler Fisk, Actress (1982) |
Jean De La Fontaine, Poet (1621) |
Ian Gilmour, Politician (1926) |
Philip Johnson, Architect (1906) |
Hanns Johst, Playwright (1890) |
Louis Jordan, Musician (1908) |
June Allyson, Actress (2006) |
Arthur Calwell, Politician (1973) |
Paula Danziger, Author (2004) |
Crystal Eastman, Lawyer (1928) |
Havelock Ellis, Psychologist (1939) |
Betty Ford, First Lady (2011) |
Vivien Leigh, Actress (1967) |