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“Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.”
“I was a student at Peking University for close to a decade, while a so-called 'knowledge explosion' was rapidly expanding. I was searching for not just knowledge, but also to mold a temperament, to cultivate a scholarly outlook.”
| Freddy Adu, Athlete (1989) |
| Morena Baccarin, Actress (1979) |
| Dana Carvey, Comedian (1955) |
| Michael N. Castle, Politician (1939) |
| Edward Elgar, Composer (1857) |
| Lasse Hallstrom, Director (1946) |
| Marvin Hamlisch, Composer (1944) |
| Thomas Hardy, Novelist (1840) |
| Stacy Keach, Actor (1941) |
| Philip Kearny, Soldier (1815) |
| John Erskine, Poet (1951) |
| Mel Ferrer, Actor (2008) |
| Giuseppe Garibaldi, Soldier (1882) |
| Lou Gehrig, Athlete (1941) |
| Rex Harrison, (1990) |
| George S. Kaufman, Dramatist (1961) |