My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I’ve never lost a match. – Arlen Specter
Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy’s statement that sometimes party asks too much. – Arlen Specter
American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend. – Arlen Specter
In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help. – Arlen Specter
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security. – Arlen Specter
I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have. – Arlen Specter
As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt. – Arlen Specter
We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq – that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people. – Arlen Specter
People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed. – Arlen Specter
My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model. – Arlen Specter
Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding. – Arlen Specter
There’s nothing in the First Amendment that even remotely talks about spending money for political contests, and to say that an individual can spend as much of his or her own money as he or she wants constitutionally without any limitation, I think is just absurd. – Arlen Specter
