Claude D Pepper Quotes & Sayings

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism. — Claude Pepper

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed. — Claude Pepper

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy. — Claude Pepper

I' tired of old people being labeled as worthless,useless,toothless and sexless — Claude Pepper

Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling. — Claude Pepper

A man blessed with a good mamma and a good wife has no right to complain about anything else. — Claude Pepper

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world. — Claude Pepper

Marshall also called upon the left-leaning Florida senator Claude Pepper to exert his influence in the case. Invoking patriotism, Marshall reminded the senator that the War Department had recently confirmed stories of American servicemen who had been tortured by the Japanese in Philippine prison camps and argued that the lynching of a fifteen-year-old boy would taint America's international reputation: "the type of material that radio Tokio [sic] is constantly on the alert for and will use effectively in attempting to offset our very legitimate protest in respect to the handling of American citizens who unfortunately are prisoners of war." Claude Pepper refused to get involved. — Gilbert King

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.' — Claude Pepper