“My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward.”
“I sailed a bit as a child, but it wasn't until I was around 40, when I was halfway through Patrick O'Brian's 'Master and Commander' novels, that I had the sudden epiphany that I had to go sail on a square-rig ship.”
| Marc Almond, Musician (1957) |
| Barbara Cartland, Novelist (1901) |
| Henry Hallam, Historian (1777) |
| Tom Hanks, Actor (1956) |
| King Hassan II, Royalty (1929) |
| June Jordan, Writer (1936) |
| Washington Allston, Artist (1843) |
| Georges Bataille, Writer (1962) |
| Benjamin Cardozo, Judge (1938) |
| Loren Eiseley, Scientist (1977) |
| James L. Farmer, Jr., Activist (1999) |