Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
William Jay Smith

Born: April 22, 1918
Died: August 18, 2015 (aged 97)
Bio: William Jay Smith was an American poet. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970.
Known for:
- Laughing time (1955)
- The world below the window (1990)
- The Cherokee lottery (2000)
- Birds and beasts