Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Jeremy Paxman
Born: May 11, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians.
Known for:
- The English: A Portrait of a People (1998)
- Great Britain's Great War (2013)
- On Royalty (2007)
- The Political Animal (2002)
- The Victorians (1998)