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There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.
One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not.
Luther Allison, Musician (1939) |
Ibrahim Babangida, Statesman (1941) |
Abu Bakar Bashir, Activist (1938) |
William Carey, Clergyman (1761) |
Belinda Carlisle, Musician (1958) |
Larry Ellison, Businessman (1944) |
W. Mark Felt, Public Servant (1913) |
Marcus Garvey, Publisher (1887) |
John C. Hawkes, Novelist (1925) |
Dave Jones, Coach (1956) |
Conrad Aiken, Author (1973) |
Pearl Bailey, Actress (1990) |
Ruth First, Activist (1982) |
Duncan Forbes, Writer (1868) |
Ira Gershwin, Musician (1983) |
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Writer (1935) |
Moses Hadas, Writer (1966) |
Fernand Leger, Artist (1955) |