I'm not sure it pays to do anything remotely public in Britain. It's such a spiteful society. People seem to enjoy making your life hard for the sake of it.
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
Danny Aiello, Actor (1933) |
Anna Letitia Barbauld, Poet (1743) |
Paul Castellano, Criminal (1915) |
Len Dawson, Athlete (1935) |
Jacques Delors, Economist (1925) |
Adam Ferguson, Philosopher (1723) |
Errol Flynn, Actor (1909) |
Peter Gay, Historian (1923) |
Frank Lampard, Athlete (1978) |
Martin Landau, Actor (1928) |
Bernard Baruch, Businessman (1965) |
Clifton Fadiman, Writer (1999) |
Timothy Findley, Novelist (2002) |
Vittorio Gassman, Actor (2000) |
Jack Kilby, Scientist (2005) |