#w

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

#decided #i #lifetime #limit #limits

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

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 had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#been #best #christmas #christmas day #could

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

#boston #childless #couple #elderly #father

If you're at an award ceremony, you're against your mates. ↗

— Imelda Staunton

#award #ceremony #mates #you #your

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

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others. ↗

— Chin-Ning Chu

#chasing #dreams #life #lived #others

For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#career #finally #first #first time #getting

I always thought the women of song don't get along, and I don't know why that is. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#always #get #i #i always #know

Nobody understood The Reoccurring Dream, but after September 11, when we were coerced to do a national duty and go out and shop, surely people could begin to see what I was getting at. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#begin #coerced #could #dream #duty