The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means that the population is winding up its nervous and intellectual system to the utmost point of tension and that sometimes it snaps.
I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.
Adele, Musician (1988) |
Henry Cavill, Actor (1983) |
Geoffrey Fisher, Clergyman (1887) |
Akhmad Kadyrov, Statesman (1909) |
Vincent Kartheiser, Actor (1979) |
Soren Kierkegaard, Philosopher (1813) |
James Branch Cabell, Novelist (1958) |
Ludwig Erhard, Politician (1977) |
Murray Kempton, Journalist (1997) |
Henri Laurens, Sculptor (1954) |
Arthur Laurents, Playwright (2011) |