I was one of God’s chosen few, no doubt about it. Not only being elected, but the joy and pleasure I derived from it. It was a wonderful life. Edward Brooke Read Quote
I was entirely comfortable reaching across the Senate aisle to work with Democrats. Edward Brooke Read Quote
Richard Nixon was a very complex man. I don’t think he was a conservative, nor liberal, not even a moderate. He was a pragmatic politician. He loved politics. Edward Brooke Read Quote
I don’t intend to leave the Republican Party, but I would like to move the Republican Party more to the center. Edward Brooke Read Quote
I had male breast cancer and had dual radical modified mastectomy, and I’ve spent a lot of time working with the Susan G. Komen foundation to make men aware of male breast cancer – if you have breast tissue, you can have breast cancer. Edward Brooke Read Quote
When I left the Senate in 1979, there were several publishers who had approached me about writing an autobiography, and I knew that politicians write books for many reasons, but at that time, I just thought I wasn’t ready and my story wasn’t over, and I knew I had a new life ahead of me. Edward Brooke Read Quote
I want to be elected on my own ability. Only then do you have progress… People should not use race as a basis for labelling me. Edward Brooke Read Quote
I always believed there would be an African-American president. It was something I’d dreamed about, thought about, but certainly did not believe would happen in my lifetime. Edward Brooke Read Quote
