“If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you”
William Tecumseh Sherman
“Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.”
Jesse Owens
“There is a time to compromise, ... and there is a time to stand firm. Now, I know that it was a grand photo opportunity at the White House, but I am afraid that the taxpayer once again got the shaft.”
Dan Quayle
“I'll tell you what, ... there's no controlling moral authority in the White House. That's what the fact of the matter is, because ... these guys have been around for a long time. Al Gore grew up in this town. ... Bill Clinton is a little newer to this town. But Al Gore clearly knew what the law was. And what they both did was they went right up to the line.”
“By designating the day as Presidents Day, as opposed to separate birthday celebrations, it is too easy to associate the day with a current president. When part of the citizen body is disgruntled with a current president, many reject the day out of disapproval of the administration then in the White House.”
Buddy Howell
“If I was forced to choose between the penitentiary and White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.”
William T. Sherman
“My father and I met Lead Belly in the Angola Penitentiary in 1933. We came there looking for the roots of American black song, and we certainly found them with Lead Belly.”
Alan Lomax
