Quotes by Alan K. Simpson

“Hes a million rubber bands in his resilience.”

“There is no slippery slope toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders.”

“Any education that matters is liberal. All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.”

“The word liberal distinguishes whatever nourishes the mind and spirit from the training which is merely practical or professional or from the trivialities which are no training at all.”

“An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style.”

“Dick Cheney is one of the most skilled shots I know, and theyll make fun of it forever.”

“Whatever he does, Dick will do it his own way, because whatever he does, it will be the subject of ridicule.”

“In your country club, your church and business, about 15 percent of the people are screwballs, lightweights and boobs and you would not want those people unrepresented in Congress”

“Stonewalling, wiretapping, cover-up, Lords sake, if there isnt one of us here at this table that hasnt dabbled in that mystery.”

Any education that matters is liberal. All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.

An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style.