“As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the piece from different points of view. That's what makes it interesting and keeps it alive.”
“Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly to this war in Iraq than most of the 46 countries that are fully supporting our efforts there.”
| Ann Bancroft, Explorer (1955) |
| Colin Dexter, Novelist (1930) |
| Anita Ekberg, Actress (1931) |
| Erika Eleniak, Actress (1969) |
| Enrico Fermi, Physicist (1901) |
| Greer Garson, Actress (1908) |
| Elizabeth Gaskell, Novelist (1810) |
| Julia Gillard, Statesman (1961) |
| Gwen Ifill, Journalist (1955) |
| Mohammad Khatami, Philosopher (1943) |
| Charles Samuel Addams, Cartoonist (1988) |
| Rebecca Harding Davis, Author (1910) |
| Shusaku Endo, Author (1996) |
| Greg Giraldo, Comedian (2010) |
| Alphonse Karr, Critic (1890) |