Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Gregory Rabassa

Born: March 9, 1922
Died: June 14, 2016 (aged 94)
Bio: Gregory Rabassa, ComM was an American literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English. He taught for many years at Columbia University and Queens College.