Quote of the day
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
George J. Mitchell
Born: August 20, 1933 (age 92)
Bio: George John Mitchell, Jr. is an American lawyer, businessman and politician. A Democrat, Mitchell served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995.
Known for:
- Mitchell Report (2007)
- The Negotiator: A Memoir (2015)