Mo Udall Quotes

Mo Udall — American Politician born on June 15, 1922, died on December 12, 1998

Morris King "Mo" Udall was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961 to May 4, 1991. A former professional basketball player with the Denver Nuggets during their National Basketball League period, noted for his liberal views, Udall was a tall, Lincolnesque figure with a self-deprecating wit and easy manner. Because of his wit, columnist James J. Kilpatrick deemed him "too funny to be president", which also ended up being the title of his autobiography in the 1980s. Udall earned a law degree from the University of Arizona in 1949. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... (wikipedia)

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.

The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.

For those of you who don't understand Reaganomics, it's based on the principle that the rich and the poor will get the same amount of ice. In Reaganomics, however, the poor get all of theirs in winter.

One puts on black robes to scare the hell out of white people, while the other puts on white robes to scare the hell out of blacks.

Mo Udall Quotes

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