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 to the opportunities that they never were able to have. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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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, I joined the Department of Justice in Washington. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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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, which ironically began six years ago this week. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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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. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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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 themselves if they want to, and that's what I decided to do. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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I enjoyed practicing law. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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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 had been sparked, through meeting Senator Muskie, through seeing what he did. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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