All these years, they’ve been giving lip service to saying that we are a party that is inclusive instead of exclusive. We’ve said the Democratic Party has a great big umbrella, and everybody can be comfortable under that umbrella. If they didn’t mean it, then it ought to be pulled apart. Bert Lance Read Quote
I don’t know how smart I am. I just try to be what I am. I hope I’m modest. I think that’s a desirable trait. Bert Lance Read Quote
I’ve always tried to set some kind of goal. I want to be better than anybody in the banking business, and when I ran the Highway Department in Georgia, I wanted it to be the best in the country. And of course, I have a high sense of public service. Bert Lance Read Quote
I don’t see I’ll ever arrive at the point where I’ll say, ‘Lance old boy, you’ve arrived at success.’ There’s no question about it. Once you get to the point where you’ve arrived at a station called success, you get complacent and lethargic. Those goals you set keep changing. But it’s not a ruthless sort of thing. Bert Lance Read Quote
Jesse Jackson is not anti-Semitic, but in politics, you always get in trouble when you try to be cute. Bert Lance Read Quote
Some people just decide they won’t vote for you, but it doesn’t have to be all negative. Bert Lance Read Quote
In politics, you have to understand that there are some cases where you’ll never be able to get votes. Bert Lance Read Quote
If you have a situation where you need help, it doesn’t make any difference where it comes from. Bert Lance Read Quote
I’ve always believed that if you had a fellow who works 150 percent of the time, he’s going to beat a fellow who works something less than that. Bert Lance Read Quote
