Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
W. J. T. Mitchell

Born: March 24, 1942 (age 83)
Bio: William John Thomas Mitchell known as W.J.T. Mitchell is the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago. He is also the editor of Critical Inquiry, and contributes to the journal October.
Known for:
- What Do Pictures Want? (2005)
- Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology (1986)
- The last dinosaur book (1998)







