I have spent my career trying to get Congressmen to spend the people's money as if it were their own. But I have failed.
William ProxmireThe last few years have been my happiest. Im happy in the years that most people are blue and sad and waiting to die. I dont feel that a bit. Smiling has a lot to do with it. You can just lift your spirits by smiling a little bit.
William ProxmirePower always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
William ProxmireThe recommended daily allowances are based on arbitrary, unscientific, and tainted standards.
William Proxmire