Mo Udall

“Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.”

“The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.”

“For those of you who don't understand Reaganomics, it's based on the principle that the rich and the poor will get the same amount of ice. In Reaganomics, however, the poor get all of theirs in winter.”

“If you can find something everyone agrees on, it's wrong.”

“One puts on black robes to scare the hell out of white people, while the other puts on white robes to scare the hell out of blacks.”

“The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician.”

“I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.”