Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Jeanne Martinet

Born: March 24, 1920
Died: November 6, 2018 (aged 98)
Bio: Jeanne Martinet was a French semiotician and a proprietor of a semiotics school. Her husband was the eminent linguist André Martinet.
Known for:
- The Art of Mingling (1992)
- Truer than true romance (2001)
- Etiquette for the End of the World (2012)
- The faux pas survival guide (1996)