Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk
Wednesday March 12th, 2025

A. Bartlett Giamatti Businessperson

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Apr 4, 1938
  • Died: Sep 1, 1989

Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti was the president of Yale University and later the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti negotiated the agreement terminating the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport to avoid further punishment.

Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society. sports

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching. education & society

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more thoughts from Dave Barry

27 more thoughts from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 sayings from Winston Churchill

74 sayings from Winston Churchill