79 Quotes by Robert Byrd

I have been in Congress for more than a half century. I have lived through times of fear and times of hope. Of despair and of achievement. I have seen our government at its best, but today I fear that we see our government at its worst.

The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this Administration has learned from its mistakes in Iraq.

There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time. I'm going to use that word. We just need to work together to make our country a better country, and I'd just as soon quit talking about it so much.

She's not a lightning rod. I was concerned that the president might send up someone who just automatically would bring about a filibuster, but he didn't do that.

Show me another 87-year-old man who's got the energy that I've got, and I'll eat your hat,

She knows I love the Senate, ... She wants me to continue to serve the people, and she'll be with me. She'll be with me shoulder to shoulder.

I have had the faith of a mustard seed, and I've been able to move mountains, ... And there are other mountains, and I'll be able to move them.

I apologize for any wrongdoing I or my players did. I thought I was defending my players, but I'm sure that's what Coach Fred Hickman was trying to do too. I'm sorry about all of that.

He never gets rattled. We've been playing in spurts like that all year. In the second half, we started containing the ball better. The Whippets are a well-coached team and they played hard.