Stennis Quotes

#1. Let's face it. Our ass is in a crack. We're gonna have to let this nigger bill pass. [Said to Senator John Stennis (D-MS) during debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1957]

Lyndon B. Johnson

#2. Senator John Stennis:
The civil rights movement did more to free the white man that the black man ... It freed my soul.

Joe Biden

#3. the brain cannot do its most important job of organizing sensory messages.

Carol Stock Kranowitz

#4. Water is free of charge. Why then do people drink Evian?

Richard Levin

#5. I do believe the most important thing I can do now is to help young people understand the past and prepare for the future.

John C. Stennis

#6. I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.

Martha Stewart

#7. The cooperation of navies from around the world promises high tactical value for the ships, aircraft, and divers involved; while demonstrating international resolve in defending maritime security against potential threats.

John C. Stennis

#8. Everything happens for a reason. Just be patient.

Michael Christos Zeis

#9. The U.S. has many vulnerable targets around Iran, and its bases are within the range of the Guards' missiles. We have other capabilities as well, particularly when it comes to the support of Muslims for the Islamic republic.

John C. Stennis

#10. Freedom of navigation through international waterways is critical to the international community and to nations in the region, including Iran.

John C. Stennis

#11. The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and it is not helpful for any nation to suggest that it would attempt to restrict traffic through the strait.

John C. Stennis

#12. What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.

Benazir Bhutto

#13. No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it's best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.

Billy Graham

#14. I don't think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.

Michael C. Hall