Quotes By Arlen Specter

The American people do not care which Party solves the problems confronting our nation.

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.

Big money is ruining the political system.

Cannibals are devouring senators.

It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.

I do not represent the Republican Party.

African-Americans are underrepresented.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

I do come from a strong family.

I'm a loyal Democrat.

When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.

The Supreme Court has a very light backlog. They leave a lot of splits among the circuits, a lot of uncertainty. And I think they ought to work a lot harder.

You know, a statesman is a dead politician.

I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

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.

I think it's scandalous that we haven't done more to cure cancer.

I ran for president in 1996.

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.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.

I've been playing squash almost daily for 38 years.

Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.

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.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.

My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics.