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 office there. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#been #berlin #central #contact #germany

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 said - well, I didn't have any money. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#also #any #army #brother #encouraged

I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living there - still do - and my goal in life was a fairly specific and focused one of practicing law in Maine. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#enjoyed #fairly #focused #goal #i

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

— George J. Mitchell

#attorney #federal #federal judge #i #judge

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

#back #decision #enjoyed #federal #federal judge

My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#immigrant #lebanon #mother #old #she

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up, and I never felt any sense of deprivation or anything like that. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#anything #close #deprivation #family #felt

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

#although #disagree #good #government #make

When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#goal #history #i #majored #teacher

You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#existed #exists #ireland #know #middle