The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus it follows from the self-forgetfulness of language that its real being consists in what is said in it.
An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work.
Nell Carter, Actress (1948) |
Roald Dahl, Novelist (1916) |
Lincoln Davis, Politician (1943) |
Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist (1830) |
Oliver Evans, Inventor (1755) |
Julius Charles Hare, Clergyman (1795) |
Robert Indiana, Artist (1928) |
Goran Ivanisevic, Athlete (1971) |
Bill Janklow, Politician (1939) |
Maurice Jarre, Composer (1924) |
Samuel Alexander, Philosopher (1938) |