Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Carlos Eire

Born: November 23, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Carlos M. N. Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. He is a historian of late medieval and early modern Europe.
Known for:
- Waiting for Snow in Havana (2003)
- A Very Brief History of Eternity (2009)
- War against the idols (1986)