Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Derek Bok

Born: March 22, 1930 (age 95)
Bio: Derek Curtis Bok is an American lawyer and educator and the former president of Harvard University. He is the son of Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice Curtis Bok and Margaret Plummer Bok; the grandson of Ladies' Home Journal editor Edward W.
Known for:
- Higher Education in America (2013)
- Universities in the Marketplace (2003)
- Our Underachieving Colleges (2006)