August 28, 1983
"Texas"
July 17, 1983
"The House ethics committee is tied up in a late session here tonight"
July 10, 1983
"Nowadays we believe in the separation of logic and public opinion"
November 14, 1982
"We again find ourselves dependent on American technology"
July 8, 1982
"You rang for a page, congressman?"
June 10, 1982
"Lets give them three heroic taks to perform first we'll see who can stick to the issues"
October 14, 1981
"Wheres the rest of you?"
October 2, 1981
"I know. That’s our great weakness , which is the fundamental strength of our system"
September 20, 1981
"No, thanks. We intend to stay with this game plan as long as it's successful"
September 17, 1981
"Security blanket"
September 13, 1981
"Dear 12th District Voter"
August 17, 1981
"Please stop referring to it as a 'junket'. It was a grueling exercise of global responsibilities."
July 8, 1981
"...Comes unassembled. Does not include batteries or instructuions ..."
June 9, 1981
"Describe the Texas Legislature ? Well it’s a timid little creature that can't even stick up for itself when its faced with stuff like restricting."
May 12, 1981
"Want to hear an interesting theory? If I hadn't been here, you wouldn't have heard it fall"
May 5, 1981
"Remember now - no substitutions. The chef doesn’t take kindly to substitutions"
April 9, 1981
"Before we get down to business, let's get some air in here"
April 6, 1981
"They want you to bring in another amendment, two more committee members, and a dozen more floor votes ..."
June 1, 1980
"It's been dormant since the early seventies but it looks like we're due for another major eruption"
September 14, 1979
"Eat, drink, and be merry ..."
August 10, 1979
"You'll have to leave, Ma- my friend here says this town ain't big enough for the two of you"
June 15, 1979
"We did the right thing, you know, voting down that pay raise for ourselves - it should indicate to our constituents that we're aware of our duty to be prudent, fiscally reponsible guardians of the public trust"
June 2, 1979
"Just look at the length of that line!"
May 30, 1979
"…and lastly, to that dedicated public servant, molder and shaper of future generation… a genunie simulated veto by Governor Clements… and lots a luck..."
