You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
— Arlen Specter
I think if you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.
In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.
I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.
Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.
The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.
Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.
We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.
When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.
American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
African-Americans are underrepresented.
I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.
I've been in a lot of elections.
It so happens that I'm pro choice.
As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.
When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.
I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it.
As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.
Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.
The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
Effective security measures do not come cheap.
When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.
I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.
Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.
It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.
We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.
If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine.
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.
Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.
There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.
As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate.
