Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Hannen Swaffer

Born: November 1, 1879
Died: January 16, 1962 (aged 82)
Bio: Frederick Charles Hannen Swaffer was an English journalist and drama critic. Although his views were left-wing, he worked mostly for right-wing publications, many of them owned by Lord Northcliffe.