Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden you're free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care except so far as your life can be used tactically to promote a cause you believe in.
People think we don't give a toss about the game, but when I walked out of Windsor Park that night I felt lower than a snake's belly. The reality is still there.
Gerry Adams, Politician (1948) |
Shana Alexander, Journalist (1925) |
George Carman, Lawyer (1929) |
Barbara Castle, Politician (1910) |
Britt Ekland, Actress (1942) |
Riccardo Giacconi, Scientist (1931) |
Fannie Lou Hamer, Activist (1917) |
Maria Jeritza, (1887) |
Amy Jo Johnson, Actress (1970) |
Bette Davis, Actress (1989) |
Richard Farnsworth, Actor (2000) |
Walter Hagen, Athlete (1969) |