Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank Chaplain Milner for being here. I want to talk about a friend. He is somebody who blessed our legislature during the time I was speaker of the house. I will not repeat all of the things Peter has done for the community. I want to speak specifically about what he has done for the State chamber and the general assembly, the part where I was speaker. He was a calm presence in an otherwise chaotic environment called the legislative body--not unlike the one we have here. He is always somebody you can look to for guidance, support, and for inspiration, and for that, I thank him. I will also say--you notice he is a little bit tall. He played basketball at Wake. We have this rivalry with South Carolina. We play basketball every year. We get together and we either travel down to South Carolina or the legislature comes here. I played on that basketball team for 4 years. In each of those 4 years, we were hopeful that Peter would play with us, but for some reason he didn't. Now, the only thing that I see differently--he is playing this year, since my departure. I hope your decision to play isn't because of my exit, Peter. I thank you for being here and for your contribution to the community. I welcome your family, who I believe is in the Chamber today. I hope you enjoy today. On behalf of all Members who benefit from your guidance and your spiritual presence and guidance in the State of North Carolina and the general assembly, thank you, and welcome.…”