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 not sure - …

- 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 about law school, and I sa…

- George J. Mitchell

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 1982, just after I h…

- George J. Mitchell

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

- 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 anywhere else wi…

- George J. Mitchell

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 in the best …

- 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 Agency…

- George J. Mitchell

I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge.

- 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 life right through to th…

- George J. Mitchell