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Hi Marilyn!
Just in case anybody was interested on a small bio of the above mentioned.
Joseph Vincent Paterno
Joseph Vincent Paterno (born December 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York), nicknamed JoePa, has been the head coach of Pennsylvania State University's college football team since 1966.
Lena Horne
Born in Brooklyn in 1917, Lena Horne became one of the most popular African American performers of the 1940s and 1950s. At the age of sixteen she was hired as a dancer in the chorus of Harlem's famous Cotton Club. There she was introduced to the growing community of jazz performers, including Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington. She also met Harold Arlen, who would write her biggest hit, "Stormy Weather." For the next five years she performed in New York nightclubs, on Broadway, and touring with the Charlie Barnet Orchestra. Singing with Barnet's primarily white swing band, Horne was one of the first black women to successfully work on both sides of the color line.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of traditional morality and Christianity. He believed in life, creativity, health, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to Nietzsche's philosophy is the idea of "life-affirmation," which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines which drain life's energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. Often referred to as one of the first "existentialist" philosophers, Nietzsche has inspired leading figures in all walks of cultural life, including dancers, poets, novelists, painters, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists and social revolutionaries.
Dr. Denis Waitley
Dr. Denis Waitley is recognized as a world authority on high-level achievement and personal excellence. With over 10 million of his motivational audiotapes sold in 14 languages, he is the most-listened-to voice on personal and professional development. He is, perhaps, best known as the author/narrator of "The Psychology of Winning," the all-time best-selling, non-musical program. This tape series has generated nearly $100 million in sales since its initial release in 1978. Waitley has also authored ten nonfiction books on self-management, including two national bestsellers: "The Seeds of Greatness" and "Being the Best." Dr. Waitley's newest book is entitled "Empires of the Mind" and was published by William Morrow in February of 1995.
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