My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died - we're not sure - either at or shortly after his birth, and he and all of… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him the name of Mitchell. He moved to Maine, and there he met my mother and was… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920. — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and I've told the story often about how that inspired me later in life to… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if they want… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living there - still do - and my goal in… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to it that their children had the education which led… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history. — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it. — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the Central Intelligence… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
