"My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to……" — George J. Mitchell
"My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920."
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George J. Mitchell
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28 Quotes by George J. Mitchell
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My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents.…
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Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in…
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In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12…
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My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close,…
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And I spent that time working as an insurance adjuster and going to law school in the evening, and then…
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As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as…
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First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures.
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From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from…
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I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit…
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I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact…
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I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.
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I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by…
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Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.
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What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm…
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My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I…
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