Michael Bloomberg (1942) American businessman and politician, former mayor of New York City
http://ww.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4
Optimism
Michael Bloomberg (1942) American businessman and politician, former mayor of New York City
http://ww.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4
Optimism
Heidi Klum (1973) German model, television host, businesswoman, fashion designer, television producer, and actress
From Self Magazine http://www.self.com/healthystars/2010/12/heidi-klums-happy-healthy-life-slideshow#slide=1, December 2010
Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927–2016) King of Thailand
Source: "King Bhumibol's Reign" in The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/21/magazine/king-bhumibol-s-reign.html (21 May 1989)
John Perry Barlow (1947–2018) American poet and essayist
"Estimated Prophet" on the Grateful Dead album Terrapin Station (1977); lyrics by Barlow http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/estimate.html, music by Bob Weir · Grateful Dead performance at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (27 April 1977) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WAK2vihBdw · JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA (7 July 1989) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR5iB3ITGIU <br class="br">Context: p>My time coming, any day, don't worry about me, no<br>Been so long I felt this way, I'm in no hurry, no.<br>Rainbows end down that highway where ocean breezes blow<br>My time coming, voices saying, they tell me where to go.<br>Don't worry 'bout me, no no, don't worry 'bout me, no<br>And I'm in no hurry, no no no, I know where to go. California, preaching on the burning shore<br>California, I'll be knocking on the golden door<br>Like an angel, standing in a shaft of light<br>Rising up to paradise, I know I'm going to shine.</p
Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
[199806181642.JAA10629@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998
Hillary Clinton (1947) American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady
March 24 & 25, 2008, retracting her remarks regarding Bosnia in private interviews. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/25/politics/main3967223.shtml?source=mostpop_story <br class="br">Presidential campaign (January 20, 2007 – 2008)
John Cage (1912–1992) American avant-garde composer
as quoted in "Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music", January, 1996; ISBN 0819563110
1990s
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907) German artist
In a letter to her mother, from Worpswede, 6 July 1902; as quoted in Voicing our visions, – Writings by women artists; ed. Mara R. Witzling, Universe New York, 1991, p. 202
1900 - 1905