Political Quotes

“I join together with my colleague from Connecticut, Senator Lieberman, in recognizing the birthday of an individual with whom we are all familiar. Our constituent in Connecticut, Katharine Hepburn, will turn 90 on Monday. She probably will not be happy to have her Senator reveal her age on television. Katharine Hepburn is a national treasure. We take pride in the fact that she is a native of Connecticut, of Hartford, and today lives in Old Saybrook. She is world renown and has made a great contribution to the arts. At the Bushnell Memorial in Hartford, where there is a 'wall of fame,' she scribbled next to her name, 'Local girl.' We cannot say that about everyone on that wall. She has a career spanning seven decades and is the only person in the history of film in this country who has received 12 Academy Award nominations. She won four awards, for 'Morning Glory' in 1933, 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,' 'Lion in Winter,' and 'On Golden Pond.' She won three Oscars after she turned age 60. For people in this country who wonder whether you can have a productive life after the age of 60, certainly Katharine Hepburn offers vivid proof that productive years lie ahead. On behalf of all of us in Connecticut, Mr. President, and my colleagues here, we wish Miss Hepburn a very, very happy birthday.”