Lane Kirkland

The only way to convert a heathen is to travel into the jungle.

— Lane Kirkland

If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves.

— Lane Kirkland

To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot.

— Lane Kirkland

My pappy told me never to bet my bladder against a brewery or get into an argument with people who buy ink…

— Lane Kirkland

The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.

— Lane Kirkland

We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.

— Lane Kirkland

The usefulness of any meeting is inversely proportional to the size of the group.

— Lane Kirkland

The usefulness of a meeting is in inverse proportion to the attendance.

— Lane Kirkland

The plain truth is that labor is the chief representative force that keeps the real special interests from dominating American political life.

— Lane Kirkland

Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do…

— Lane Kirkland

We have come too far, - struggled too long, - sacrificed too much and have too much left to do, - to…

— Lane Kirkland

Fritz Mondale is not some synthetic Masked Marvel or Mystery Man. He is not made of silicon and micro-chip flakes. He is…

— Lane Kirkland

The skills and productivity of American Workers, not to mention the taxes they pay, are the greatest economic resource our country has.…

— Lane Kirkland