I think, though, with that whole sense of integrity and a lot of things that have been going on, the shared leadership rather than the titular head.

My own father had died of Alzheimer's. George [Mitchell] had been also, I think, deeply moved by a similar tragedy.

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.

I think George Mitchell believed in promoting women.

You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.

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.

The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable