Claude Pepper Quotations

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy

At my age, I dont even buy green bananas.

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.

Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly people into poverty and despair. Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

I' tired of old people being labeled as worthless,useless,toothless and sexless

A man blessed with a good mamma and a good wife has no right to complain about anything else.

Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.

Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall of unless you stop pedaling.