Bob Kerrey Quotes & Sayings

“I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.”

“Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.”

“The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.”

“When you're fighting for economic and social justice, you're always fighting for the minority.”

“But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done.”

“The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.”

“I've been a Yankees fan since I was six.”

“There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.”

“If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. It's not clear how they will do it, but it never is.”

“Cuba wants to get rid of a dictator, and baseball needs a dictator.”