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.
Richard Ingrams
Born: August 19, 1937 (age 87)
Bio: Richard Reid Ingrams is an English journalist, a co-founder and second editor of the British satirical magazine Private Eye, and founding editor of The Oldie magazine. He left the latter job at the end of May 2014.
Known for:
- The life and adventures of William Cobbett (2005)
- Muggeridge (1995)
- Goldenballs (1979)