Quotes by Chris Bell

“I dont pretend to be perfect; Ive made mistakes just like everybody else. When I have, Ive owned up to the mistakes and moved forward.”

“The DeLay story struck a nerve with people all across the United States because Tom DeLay put a face to what Walt Whitman called the never-ending audacity of elected persons. Suddenly, they could see corruption up close.”

“I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an effort to keep people from finding out about the mistakes of lawmakers and then when theyre uncovered, an effort to fool people and pretend there was nothing wrong.”

“Packing the Ethics Committee with DeLay loyalists further immunizes the Republican congressional leadership not just from the Democrats but also from democracy.”

“I filed the ethics complaint against Tom DeLay not because Im a Democrat and hes a Republican or even because he drew me out of my congressional seat but because he engaged in corruption to further his plans to disenfranchise voters in Texas.”

“Ethics in government has always been important to me.”

“Turnovers, field position and key mistakes, that was it. Both of their touchdowns came off our turnovers. We let them hang around, they hung around and seized the opportunity.”

“Rick Perry just doesnt get it,”

“Its becoming increasingly obvious that Rick Perry just doesnt get it, that he doesnt understand that budgets are moral documents, that there are human costs attached to fiscal decisions,”

“I think there was some burgers, and I know there was some french fries. I had been in school for two weeks. Thats why my parents were so pleased, getting off to such a glorious start. Getting thrown in the clink in the first month.”

Behind everyday reality, there is a deeper reality so cruel that it condemns to death those who crime is no greater than the pursuit of their own curiosity.(Shem-El-Nessim: An Inspiration In Perfume)

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Dont store unnecessary data, keep an eye on whats happening, and dont take unnecessary risks.