 | "...idiots, imbeciles, aliens, the insane and
women..." ~law standing in Texas until 1918 regulating who could not vote |
| "I'd just make a little bit of money. I wouldn't
make a whole lot." ~Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis defending himself against the
charge that he would personally profit from a bill he had introduced |
| "No thanks, once was enough." ~Texas Governor
Bill Clements, asked if he had been born again |
| "Well, there never was a Bible in the room."
~Texas Governor Bill Clements, asked about repeatedly lying about the SMU football scandal |
| If ignorance ever goes to $40 a barrel, I want drillin' rights
on that man's head." ~Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower discussing
President George Bush's policies |
| "I move we recess to go outside and throw up."
~Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis during a budget hearing |
| I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. |
| There are still places where people think the function of the
media is to provide information. ~Don Rottenberg |
| If it's dangerous to talk to yourself, it's probably even
dicier to listen..." ~Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower |
| It's the sediment of the House that we adjourn. ~Texas
House Speaker Wayne Clayton |
