“As a historian, I love every little detail, but whole long passages about wood paneling and journeys on horseback and every stop at every inn had to go out the window. I decided the history in the books should be like spice in a soup - a little went a long way. Like cilantro.”
“There is no city in America that has reduced crime as much as we have in the last three years. This is not the product of accident. This is the product of design.”
| Red Adair, Celebrity (1915) |
| Chris Van Allsburg, Author (1949) |
| Sammy Cahn, Musician (1913) |
| John Eaton, Politician (1790) |
| Roger Ebert, Critic (1942) |
| David Giuntoli, Actor (1981) |
| Jurgen Habermas, Philosopher (1929) |
| Mike Johanns, Politician (1950) |
| Carol Kane, Actress (1952) |
| Bill Keller, Editor (1949) |
| Roald Amundsen, Explorer (1928) |
| Djuna Barnes, Novelist (1982) |
| Ethel Barrymore, Actress (1959) |
| Terence Fisher, Director (1980) |
| Pamela Hansford Johnson, Critic (1981) |