Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Anthony Shadid
Born: September 26, 1968
Died: February 16, 2012 (aged 43)
Bio: Anthony Shadid was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times based in Baghdad and Beirut. He won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting twice, in 2004 and 2010.
Known for:
- Night Draws Near (2005)
- Legacy of the Prophet (2001)
- Ordinary Lives (2009)







