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The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun.
In Algeria, I had begun to get into literature and philosophy. I dreamed of writing-and already models were instructing the dream, a certain language governed it.
Dinesh D'Souza, Author (1961) |
James Fenton, Poet (1949) |
Ella Fitzgerald, Musician (1918) |
Stephen Gardiner, Architect (1924) |
John Keble, Clergyman (1792) |
Albert King, Musician (1923) |
Jason Lee, Actor (1970) |
Jerry Leiber, Musician (1933) |
Leon Battista Alberti, Architect (1472) |
Indra Devi, Celebrity (2002) |
Hope Emerson, Actress (1960) |
Jane Jacobs, Sociologist (2006) |
Amanullah Khan, Statesman (1960) |