Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Erich von Däniken
Born: April 14, 1935 (age 89)
Bio: Erich Anton Paul von Däniken is a Swiss author of several books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968.
Known for:
- Chariots of the Gods? (1968)
- History Is Wrong (2007)
- The Gold of the Gods (1972)
- The Return of the Gods (1995)
- Signs of the Gods? (1979)