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> [From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/from-my-parents-i-learned-a-very-strong-work-ethic-and-all-of-my/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

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## More by George J. Mitchell

> [My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/my-mother-was-an-immigrant-from-lebanon-to-the-united-states-she-came/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/so-i-developed-very-early-a-massive-inferiority-complex-and-i-ve-told/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-didn-t-want-to-make-it-a-lifetime-thing-i-don-t-believe-in/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living there - still do - and my goal in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-was-born-and-raised-in-a-small-town-in-maine-waterville-i-enjoyed/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/our-firm-view-is-that-the-president-has-no-legal-authority-none/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to it that their children had the education which led…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-really-owe-everything-to-my-parents-and-their-devotion-and-drive-to/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/when-i-went-to-college-my-goal-was-to-be-a-college-history-teacher-i/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [I enjoyed practicing law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-enjoyed-practicing-law/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/from-my-parents-i-learned-a-very-strong-work-ethic-and-all-of-my/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-spent-two-years-in-the-army-and-my-older-brother-who-was-also-a/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/you-know-the-pessimism-which-exists-now-in-the-middle-east-existed-in/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-had-been-involved-in-u-s-intelligence-in-berlin-germany-while-in/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-m-glad-i-made-the-decision-although-the-practice-of-law-and/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/my-father-was-the-orphaned-son-of-immigrants-to-the-united-states/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

> [I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by then, my interest in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-got-a-job-with-a-law-firm-in-portland-after-a-couple-of-years-with/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

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