Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
William O. Douglas
Born: October 16, 1898
Died: January 19, 1980 (aged 81)
Bio: William Orville Douglas served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40, one of the youngest justices appointed to the court.
Known for:
- Of Men and Mountains (1950)
- Go East, Young Man: The Early Years (1974)
- Beyond the high Himalayas (1952)
- Strange lands and friendly people (1951)
- Nature's Justice
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