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.
Paul Collier
Born: April 25, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: Sir Paul Collier is professor of economics and public policy in the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.
Known for:
- The Bottom Billion (2007)
- Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World (2013)
- Wars, guns, and votes (2009)