George Mitchell Quotes

• In my very first term there was an issue that brought us [George Mitchell, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd] together in a very deep, emotional, and personal level.It was called 'spousal impoverishment' and it meant that for one person [to go into] a nursing home, the family [ ], could go near bankruptcy, and then they'd end up with a lien on the family farm or the home. And so I wanted to change that.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Up
  • Family
  • Home

• I think George Mitchell was good for Maryland in the sense that he helped me get elected. It doesn't get any better than that from here on.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Good
  • Helped
  • Maryland

• George [Mitchell] introduced the idea that we'd go on a retreat [and] to really regularize caucuses. He's the one who had I think [Tom] Daschle become the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, so I think it lived through with Tom.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Idea
  • Chairman
  • Caucuses

• Senator [George] Mitchell is a man of many talents and he's swift on his feet, but one would not think of him as 'dancing with the stars.' And we had this great rock 'n' roll fund raiser.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Great
  • Rock
  • Rock N Roll

• I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he's just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • People
  • Hero
  • Leader

• George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Good
  • Leadership
  • Leader

• Look how Bill Cohen and George Mitchell worked together. It's the stuff of legends. And now it's the stuff of almost ancient history, regrettably, but the way those two really worked together.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • History
  • Together
  • Legends

• People had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that's a hallmark of a very good leader.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • People
  • Good
  • Respect

• I think George Mitchell was the right guy for the right time, and many people will note his spectacular foreign policy accomplishments, both in and out of office. I think all would note his devotion to Maine; that was number one. The fact he did work in a bipartisan basis with Bill Cohen. And for me, he helped the first Democratic woman get elected.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • People
  • Time
  • Work

• I think the legacy was set because the way George Mitchell was the leader enabled Tom Daschle to be the leader he is. It carried on the spirit of integrity and of reform, of also working both with committee chairmen but bringing in the newer members to be able to have a voice and a say and participate in the deliberations, to always look at a modern way of doing it.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Leader
  • Integrity
  • Legacy

• There was a whole group that really welcomed me: George Mitchell was one, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd, the reformers were really delighted to see me. So if you were one of those squeaky clean, shiny bright, let's reform the world, you were very glad to see Barb Mikulski, and George Mitchell was in that category.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • World
  • Category
  • Reformers

• I think George Mitchell believed in promoting women.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Women
  • Promotion
  • George Mitchell

• I knew of Senator [George] Mitchell because he was very close friends with who was soon to be the senior senator, Paul Sarbanes. Paul Sarbanes and George Mitchell were kind of pals together.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Friends
  • Together
  • Senior

• I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Guy
  • Gracious
  • George Mitchell

• I would say that in some ways George Mitchell is kind of an old fashioned guy, in terms of these basic values, but he was a very modern person, encouraging, he was not only accepting but he was actually encouraging.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Guy
  • Person
  • Values

• I held out my hand and George Mitchell said, "Like in everything else, you lead and I'll follow." And the crowd broke up, and we did a twirl or two around the dance floor. And that's like him, you know, he was there for his members, he campaigned for us, he believed in us, and he was really a good sport as well.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Up
  • Good
  • Hand

• I think Paul Sarbanes and his wife Christine socialized with them [George and Heather Mitchell] more than I did, but we all hung out, or we saw each other in groups.

  

  Barbara Mikulski
  • Wife
  • Groups
  • Paul Sarbanes