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 involved in other things, because I couldn’t out-do my brothers in sports, and it’s a very competitive relationship. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him the name of Mitchell. He moved to Maine, and there he met my mother and was married. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don’t have health insurance, and for many, not having health insurance means they don’t have access to good health care. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
What is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with the government and not be seen as unpatriotic, although many in the government will try to make you seem unpatriotic. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
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 Read Quote
First, the American legislative process isn’t well suited to large and complex measures. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
I’m glad I made the decision, although the practice of law – and particularly serving as a federal judge – was a part of my life that I really enjoyed and treasured and look back on it with fondness. George J. Mitchell Read Quote
