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“If we don't believe in Americans, who will? I do believe. I've seen it in the people of our very typical corner of the nation.”
“If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.”
| Lauren Bacall, Actress (1924) |
| Georges Bataille, Writer (1897) |
| Elgin Baylor, Athlete (1934) |
| Julian Castro, Politician (1974) |
| Jo Ann Emerson, Politician (1950) |
| Richard Engel, Journalist (1973) |
| Peter Falk, Actor (1927) |
| Henry Louis Gates, Critic (1950) |
| Guy Hamilton, Director (1922) |
| Ian Harding, Actor (1986) |
| Maria Callas, Musician (1977) |
| James Jeans, Physicist (1946) |