LLOYD BENTSEN

He generally speaks about facts, issues, and if he's got a fault in speaking, it's probably that he knows so much about what he's talking about, sometimes he talks over people's heads.

Why do Republicans fear debate? For the same reason baloney fears the slicer.

He's a terrible politician, but he makes a fine senator and public servant.

For 22 years [as a Senator] I worried about all the power at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Now [as Treasury Secretary] I worry about all the power at the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.

Fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.

I've been Secretary of the Treasury for 147 days, and in that 147 days I've written $133 billion worth of hot checks.

I served with Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy.

There is an economic revolution taking place throughout Latin America and we must be a part of it.

Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.

Now that you have the Xerox machine, you can't keep many secrets.

I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.

Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.

When you put your Senate staff together, do not use the staff from your campaign.

For 22 years [as a Senator] I worried about all the power at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Now [as Treasury Secretary] I worry about all the power at the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

He's a terrible politician, but he makes a fine senator and public servant.

You know if you let me write $200 billion worth of hot checks, I could also give you the illusion of prosperity.

It's not the quantity of your decisions; it's the quality.

I've been Secretary of the Treasury for 147 days, and in that 147 days I've written $133 billion worth of hot checks.

Now that you have the Xerox machine, you can't keep many secrets.

Why do Republicans fear debate? For the same reason baloney fears the slicer.

The goal of limiting campaign contributions is to find that line between contributions that are so high that a candidate feels beholden to a donor and contribution levels that are so low that a non-incumbent candidate has little chance of making an effective race.

There is an economic revolution taking place throughout Latin America and we must be a part of it.

We have more gun dealers than McDonald's outlets.

Who ever heard of a charismatic Congress?

I served with Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy.

Fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.