I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
I was the united states attorney for maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
I got a job with a law firm in portland after a couple of years with senator muskie. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
First, the american legislative process isn’t well suited to large and complex measures. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the united states from ireland. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
My mother was an immigrant from lebanon to the united states. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
You know, the pessimism which exists now in the middle east existed in northern ireland, but we stayed at it. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
Although he’s regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in american politics. — George J. Mitchell Jr.
