Henry F. Ashurst Quotes

• Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented.

  Henry F. Ashurst

  Silence, Brain, Substitutes

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• Politics is like roller skating. You go partly where you want to go, and partly where the damn things take you.

  Henry F. Ashurst

  Skating, Politics, Want

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• It is still an open question as to whether mankind or insects shall ultimately inherit the earth. It is my opinion that mankind ... has about a 50-50 chance...

  Henry F. Ashurst

  Earth, Chance, Opinion

  "The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, August 7, 1939.

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• A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information.

  Henry F. Ashurst

  Speech, Information, Entertaining

  "The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, August 7, 1939.

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• I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.

  Henry F. Ashurst

  Matter, Pounds, Canyons

  "The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, June 8, 1962.

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• When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people forget.

  Henry F. Ashurst

  People, Political, Voting

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• No man is fit to be a Senator...unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.

  Henry F. Ashurst

  Men, Political, Principles

  "Ashurst, Defeated, Reviews Service, New York Times, p. 18, September 12, 1940.

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