Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Byron White
Born: June 8, 1917
Died: April 15, 2002 (aged 84)
Bio: Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.