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).
Marvin Kalb
Born: June 9, 1930 (age 94)
Bio: Marvin L. Kalb is an American journalist. Kalb was the founding director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Public Policy from 1987 to 1999.
Known for:
- The Nixon memo (1992)
- Dragon in the Kremlin (1961)