Famous quotes containing the words oklahoma, state and/or senate:
“I know only one person who ever crossed the ocean without feeling it, either spiritually or physically.... he went from Oklahoma to France and back again ... without ever getting off dry land. He remembers several places I remember too, and several French words, but he says firmly, We must of went different ways. I dont rightly recollect no water, ever.”
—M.F.K. Fisher (19081992)
“And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain,
Ill state my case of which Im certain.
Ive lived a life thats full, I traveled each and evry highway,
And more, much more than this. I did it my way.”
—Frank Sinatra (b. 1915)
“As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the pastto preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majoritys whims and the minoritys rights.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (19081973)