Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Jim Wright
Born: December 22, 1922
Died: May 6, 2015 (aged 92)
Bio: James Claude Wright, Jr., usually known as Jim Wright, was an American politician who served as the 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989, representing Texas' 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 1955 to 1989.
Known for:
- The Nature of the Meadowlands (2012)
- RTI and Classroom Behaviors (2009)