Life Quote by Alan K. Simpson

I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.

— Al Franken

I spent 24 and a half years in prison

— Ahmed Ben Bella

I had to grow up in prison for something I did not do.

— Amanda Knox

I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And I think…

— Dennis Kucinich

I served two years in a federal penetentiary when I was 19.

— Johnny Paycheck

Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life.

— Dean Heller

I loved being in the Senate. That was a wonderful experience.

— John Ensign

I had the opportunity to serve as Senator McConnell's legal counsel in D.C. and it was a phenomenal and transformative experience.

— Daniel Cameron

But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited…

— Adam Weishaupt

In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.

— Merle Haggard

Before holding elective office - 12 years in the Wyoming House of Representatives and 18 years in the U.S. Senate - I served a…

— Alan K. Simpson

I can honestly say that being a United States Senator has been the honor of my life.

— John Ensign