William Proxmire

The limousine is the ultimate ego trip, the supreme sign of success. It shouts: Hey, this guy is really and truly Mr…

— William Proxmire

As chairman of the Senate subcommittee responsible for NASA appropriations, I say not a penny for this nutty fantasy.

— William Proxmire

The FDA and much, but not all, of the orthodox medical profession are actively hostile against vitamins and minerals... They are out…

— William Proxmire

Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.

— William Proxmire

It's hard enougth to find intelligent life right here in Washington!

— William Proxmire

I doubt if there is any occupation which is more consistently and unfairly demeaned, degraded, denounced, and deplored than banking.

— William Proxmire

The recommended daily allowances are based on arbitrary, unscientific, and tainted standards.

— William Proxmire

The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is…

— William Proxmire

The last few years have been my happiest. I'm happy in the years that most people are blue and sad and waiting…

— William Proxmire

The poor taxpayer may wipe his shoes on a $3 doormat when he goes home, but not the Navy. It is, damn…

— William Proxmire

I have spent my career trying to get Congressmen to spend the people's money as if it were their own. But I…

— William Proxmire

He knows the tax code as thoroughly as the pope knows the Lord's Prayer.

— William Proxmire