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).
Lord Ackner

Born: September 18, 1920
Died: March 21, 2006 (aged 85)
Bio: Desmond James Conrad Ackner, Baron Ackner was a British judge and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.