Political Quotes

“I have often thought of politicians, some politicians, some members of the political establishment make a great 30-minute impression. If they have a 30-minute meeting with you, you think you are the hottest thing in the world. But other politicians and statesmen make a 30-year impression. And Jimmy Quillen is one of those guys who made a 30-year impression. He is a guy whose word was as good as his bond. When he told you he was going to do something, he did it. He was a great ally of mine, a great friend of mine in the House and a friend to so many of us and had that great wisdom that he expressed in that quiet, calm Tennessee manner. I think in Jimmy, when you watch Jimmy and you talk with him, you had a little bit of an idea of the tradition that has gone before us in this House of Representatives. I am going to miss that. I am going to miss him.”