145 Quotes by Evan Bayh

But Truman saved the day. He said, 'It's OK, son, so do I,' ... My claim to fame - I went to the bathroom with Harry Truman.

In recent years, we have seen technology advance at lightning speed, allowing us to accomplish lifesaving feats never imagined before. It is our responsibility to ensure that these advances are used for positive medical breakthroughs, and not allowed to restrict rights or limit access to health insurance or job opportunities.

If he focuses only on low-income people, then there are a lot of middle class folks struggling to pay their prescription benefit.

I cannot vote to confirm, not because I oppose John Roberts, but because we simply do not know enough about his views on critical issues to make a considered judgment,

The IMF, by its own rules should be investigating this problem, and my resolution will help make that happen,

All we can do is assume, because when presented with the opportunity to disavow the positions in his memos, Roberts refused,

As Indiana’s governor, I balanced eight budgets, never raised taxes, and left the largest surplus in state history. It wasn’t always easy. Cuts had to be made and some initiatives deferred. Occasionally I had to say ’no.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I’d say there’s only one reason to go into public life and that’s to help people.

People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn’t be doing what we’re doing, so if anyone tells you that they don’t like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don’t think they’re being straight with you.