Michael Dobson |
October 26
Social
"No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy."
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian general
born October 26, 1800
Michael Dobson |
September 17
Social
"We did long for the pitter-patter of little feet, so we decided to get a dog. Cheaper—and you get more feet."
Rita Rudner, comedienne
born September 17, 1953
Michael Dobson |
September 18
Social
"When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully."
Samuel Johnson, lexicographer
born September 18, 1709 [O.S. September 7]
Michael Dobson |
September 19
Social
"Aren't there any grownups at all?"
William Golding, novelist and poet
born September 19, 1911
Michael Dobson |
September 20
Social
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on him not understanding it."
Upton Sinclair, author and political candidate
born September 20, 1878