Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Joseph L. Fleiss
Born: November 13, 1937
Died: June 12, 2003 (aged 65)
Bio: Joseph L. Fleiss was a professor of biostatistics at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where he also served as head of the Division of Biostatistics from 1975 to 1992.