Claude Pepper

“Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.”

“Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.”

“The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.”

“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.'”

“You know, the first thing I do when I get up in the morning is to see what the obituaries say. If I'm not in it, I'll go ahead and have my breakfast.”

“Before you vote, find out what the candidates have done for the elderly. Find out what they have done for the sick. Find out what they have done for the poor.”

“We have saved the senior citizens from the shackles of poverty and neglect. We have saved them from the pack of wolves.”

“The primary purpose of the Democratic Party is to be the champion of the little man.”

“I have a simple formula for living. I wake up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.”