Short-Quotes

Short-Quotes

Short Quotes - Author Chris Bell

I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight.

So many people are accustomed to written information that you really have to have a few more bells and whistles in this day and age.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

I filed the ethics complaint against Tom DeLay not because I'm a Democrat and he's a Republican or even because he drew me out of my congressional seat but because he engaged in corruption to further his plans to disenfranchise voters in Texas.

I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It's a sport, competition, so I'm used to it.

I would love it if every talk show let me say whatever I pleased.

Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues.

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don't store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what's happening, and don't take unnecessary risks.

The American people expect public servants to be able to police themselves. But instead of designing a system to enforce ethical conduct, Tom Delay and his cohorts have implemented a self protection system. Obviously, it wasn't good for democracy.