George J. Mitchell Quotes

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• 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…
• Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or anywhere…
• In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of…
• My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up,…
• And I spent that time working as an insurance adjuster and going to law school in the evening, and then when I left law school,…
• As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations,…
• First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures.
• 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…
• 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 to,…
• 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 Agency…
• I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.
• I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by then, my interest in politics…
• I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to it that their children had the education which led to…
• I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge.
• I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of my…
• In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as…
• 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 get…
• My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.
• I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about…
• The board is currently undertaking what could be its most important task, ... We are confident that we're going to make a choice that is…

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