Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Duff Cooper
Born: February 22, 1890
Died: January 1, 1954 (aged 63)
Bio: Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, known as Duff Cooper, was a British Conservative Party politician, diplomat and author.
Known for:
- The Duff Cooper Diaries
- Talleyrand (1932)
- Operation heartbreak (1950)
- Old Men Forget (1953)
- Second World War (1939)