45 Quotes by Jimmy Hoffa

I may have many faults, but being wrong ain't one of them.

From 1955 until 1965 Jimmy Hoffa was as famous as Elvis Presley. From 1965 until 1975 Jimmy Hoffa was as famous as the Beatles.

When you go to prison they forget it's your Constitution, too.

Power leads to more power, no matter what your racket, and not only were they rich and influential but they were smart as hell, too.

More apparent to Teamster members than any moral lapses were the tangible gains that had been steadily realized under Hoffa since his advent to power.

He's not just the most powerful man in labor," Robert Kennedy had said in the wake of Hoffa's announcement; "he's the most powerful man in the country, next to the President.

When you run an organization like the Teamsters one man has to be the boss and run things.

A slab of bread "buttered" with lard and, if you were lucky, seasoned with salt and pepper, was a luxury.

It has to be considered damned unusual that no other union was ever investigated.