Quotes About Filibusters

#1. We've seen filibusters to block judicial nominations, jobs bills, political transparency, ending Big Oil subsidies - you name it, there's been a filibuster.

Elizabeth Warren

#2. Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'

Evan Bayh

#3. Filibusters should require 35 senators to ... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60.

Evan Bayh

#4. We've seen filibusters of bills and nominations that ultimately passed with 90 or more votes. Why filibuster something that has that kind of support? Just to slow down the process and keep the Senate from working.

Elizabeth Warren

#5. Senate Republicans have engaged in a record number of filibusters and other obstructionist tactics.

Bernie Sanders

#6. The Christian is like the ripening corn; the riper he grows the more lowly he bends his head.

Alfred Bertram Guthrie

#7. I had a lot of anger because I wasn't happy with the way I had been raised.

Patrick Swayze

#8. I don't think I'm known for my gifts - I'm known for my gall. I don't want to be just a famous person - I'm too old.

Sebastian Horsley

#9. People are attracted to confident people, and there is a direct correlation between confidence and respectful curiosity.

Jeremie Kubicek

#10. Living is Easy with Eyes Closed.

John Lennon

#11. Few of us can accurately gauge how we will feel tomorrow or next week. That's why when you go to the supermarket on an empty stomach, you'll buy too much, and if you shop after a big meal, you'll buy too little.

Daniel Gilbert

#12. Prayer is the starting point for every decision you make.

Jim George

#13. There's none so blind as those who will not listen.

Neil Gaiman