George Miller Quotes
Before you can save the world, you have to save your seat.
George Miller, U. S. Congressman (Democrat, CA), Quoted on PBS, The Power Game, January 2, 1989
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As a lobbyist for the Union Pacific Railroad he "distributed" railroad stock to Congressmen voting on railroad subsidies in connection with the Crédit Mobilier. Ames was censured by the Congress in 1872, for "seeking to procure congressional attention to the affairs of a corporation in which he was interested."
George Miller, born George Wade Dornberger, was a stand-up comedian who first performed standup at age 21 and made his network television debut on The Tonight Show in 1976. He appeared on national television programs several times in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and was a friend to many in the West Coast comedy scene who later enjoyed tremendous success, including David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld. He died at age 61 after a long bout with leukemia, from a blood clot in his brain.