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“Britain has taken itself out as a major player in the international system, at least for a while, with the kind of cuts that they've made in their national security budget.”
“In fiction, plenty do the job of conveying information, rousing suspense, painting characters, enabling them to speak. But only certain sentences breathe and shift about, like live matter in soil.”
| Aravind Adiga, Writer (1974) |
| Johnny Carson, Comedian (1925) |
| James Daly, Actor (1918) |
| Robin Day, Journalist (1923) |
| Cat Deeley, Celebrity (1976) |
| Doug Flutie, Athlete (1962) |
| Mike Harding, Musician (1944) |
| Francis Jeffrey, Judge (1773) |
| Paul Kagame, Statesman (1957) |
| Philip Kaufman, Director (1936) |
| Louis Althusser, Philosopher (1990) |
| Maybelle Carter, Musician (1978) |
| Sunil Gangopadhyay, Poet (2012) |
| Theophile Gautier, Poet (1872) |
| Joseph Lancaster, Educator (1838) |