Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Tip O'Neill
Born: December 9, 1912
Died: January 5, 1994 (aged 81)
Bio: Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. was an American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.