Quotes by George J. Mitchell

I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.

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

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.