Claude Pepper

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy. ”

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

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. ”

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.' ”