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No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.
Muhammad Ali, Athlete (1942) |
Alain Badiou, Philosopher (1937) |
Pedro Calderon De La Barca, Dramatist (1600) |
Al Capone, Criminal (1899) |
Howie Carr, Author (1952) |
Jim Carrey, Comedian (1962) |
Chili Davis, Athlete (1960) |
Zooey Deschanel, Actress (1980) |
Steve Earle, Musician (1955) |
Jane Elliot, Actress (1947) |
George Bancroft, Historian (1891) |
Bobby Fischer, Celebrity (2008) |
Gary Gilmore, Criminal (1977) |
Barbara Jordan, Politician (1996) |