15 Edward Brooke Quotes for You to Enjoy

Edward Brooke

American Politician

Born: Oct 26, 1919

Died: Jan 3, 2015

Country Me Party People Politics You

Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm

I'm looking for the best person irregardless of political party, of race or religion, or color of their skin. Those things don't matter to me. I want someone who's qualified, who has a qualification to character and the integrity to do the things that have to be done to save this world. Edward Brooke

Best Character Religion Me Integrity World Political Matter Looking Party Skin Those Someone Color Qualification Qualified Political Party Person Done Want Race Who Things Save

I had male breast cancer and had dual radical modified mastectomy, and I've spent a lot of time working with the Susan G. Komen foundation to make men aware of male breast cancer - if you have breast tissue, you can have breast cancer. Edward Brooke

Time You Cancer Men Radical Spent Had Mastectomy Make Dual Male Lot Susan Tissue Breast Cancer Modified Working Aware Foundation

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively. Edward Brooke

Politics Time You Party Tea Move Act Tea Party Fast

I was entirely comfortable reaching across the Senate aisle to work with Democrats. Edward Brooke

Work Aisle Entirely Reaching Comfortable Democrats Senate Across

I am not a civil rights leader, and I don't profess to be one. Edward Brooke

Rights Leader Civil Civil Rights Am Profess

I grew up segregated, but there was not much feeling of being shut out of anything. Edward Brooke

Feeling Out Segregated Up Being Grew Anything Much Shut

My campaign confirmed my belief that although there are bigots in America, whose hateful rhetoric seizes the media's attention, the vast majority of people do not harbor such prejudice. Edward Brooke

People Hateful Vast Vast Majority Attention Majority Although Campaign America Rhetoric Confirmed Bigots Prejudice Harbor Belief Media Whose

In my state, the Republican Party was the most progressive party. Edward Brooke

Party Progressive State Most Republican Republican Party

I always believed there would be an African-American president. It was something I'd dreamed about, thought about, but certainly did not believe would happen in my lifetime. Edward Brooke

Thought Believe President Would Would-Be Dreamed About Something Lifetime Always Did African-American Happen Certainly Believed

I don't intend to leave the Republican Party, but I would like to move the Republican Party more to the center. Edward Brooke

Party Would More Like Leave Intend Move Center Republican Republican Party

When I arrived in the Senate, the moderate so-called Rockefeller Republicans held the balance of power. Edward Brooke

Balance Power Balance Of Power Arrived Rockefeller Senate Moderate So-Called Republicans Held

Edward Brooke Quotes

No more Edward Brooke quotes