Quotes of the Day

Monday, Apr. 05, 2010

Open quoteOn the pier, I wasn't seeing anything. I could see only a graveyard of ships.Close quote

  • BAN KI-MOON,
  • upon touring Central Asia's Aral Sea; once among the world's four largest lakes, it has shrunk 90% ever since the rivers that feed it were largely diverted in a Soviet project to boost cotton production in the arid region
Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP | Source: Huffington Post