Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Alice Rivlin
Born: March 4, 1931
Died: May 14, 2019 (aged 88)
Bio: Alice Mitchell Rivlin was an economist and U.S. Federal Reserve and budget official. She served as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
Known for:
- Systematic thinking for social action (1971)
- Caring for the disabled elderly (1988)