Arlen Specter quotes

" It is my hope that we will spend more time talking about the substantive needs of schoolchildren than the issue of attaching political blame. " # Politicians and Politics # Time and Time Management # Blame

" There is just no sensible, logical reason why we would not make use of stem cell research. " # Research # Reason # Love

" We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president’s acts declared unconstitutional. " # Congress # President # Critics and Criticism

" There ought to be a million-person march on the Mall... that can be heard in the living quarters of the White House. " # Movies # Life and Living # Heroes and Heroism

" We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work. " # Age and Aging # Planning # Love

" I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility. " # Politicians and Politics # President # Responsibility

" Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here. " # Action

" I didn't want to get into a political debate with him, but my patience was running thin...My shorts were getting a little tight. " # Patience # Politicians and Politics # Friends and Friendship

" American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend. " # Friends and Friendship # Truth # War

" 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. " # Tradition # Constitutions # Friends and Friendship