Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
It's unfortunate. Title IX is rather simple: don't discriminate on the basis of sex.
In our democracy we must have a partnership of labor, of business and of government.
I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions
My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground.
There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.
Maturity requires a final accommodation between our aspirations and our limitations.
Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren't looking at the facts.
What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.
I think I'm the only senator who does not see a president when I look in the mirror.
Forget the consultants, the pundits and the pollsters; good policy is good politics.
I can honestly say that being a United States senator has been the honor of my life.
America’s true power lies not in its will to dominate but in its ability to inspire.
People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.
We shall return to proven ways - not because they are old, but because they are true.
The world's largest debtor is a distinction of sorts, but not the one we like having.
The principle of not negotiating with terrorists is the only thing we can hold on to.
If we abide by the principles taught by the Bible, our country will go on prospering.
I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.
Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.
In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It's all changed now, obviously.
This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.
I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.
Governments can inflate their way out of debt, but that has consequences, doesn't it?
I'm not a millionaire. I have a high earning power, but I never did have any capital.
The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is.
Nobody told me when I became a Democrat that that involved opposition to lower taxes.
When the public's right to know is threatened, all other public rights are threatened.
I never got a lot done using a broomstick. You've got to have something that's lethal.
I can't serve just the Negro cause. I've got to serve all the people of Massachusetts.
Judge Samuel Alito's accomplishments in life are the embodiment of the American dream.
The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives.
As far as trying to analyze all the attention I received, I will leave that to others.
Don't any of you realize there's only one life between that madman and the Presidency?
Don't organize in the spirit of antagonism; that should be beneath your consideration.
Our aims in political activism are not, and should not be, to create a perfect utopia.
President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob.
When people can't control their desires... we have to pass laws to stop their desires.
I have done more for black people than any other person in the nation, North or South.
We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.
I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.
I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.
The American people do not care which Party solves the problems confronting our nation.
The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
I am not unaware how unpopular on this floor are the sentiments I am about to advocate.
We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.
I still happen to think the United States is the greatest place in the world to invest.
In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game.
Violence is an admission that one's ideas and goals cannot prevail on their own merits.
After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.