Quotes from Mo Udall

I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.

The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.

Good politics are often inextricably intertwined.

One puts on black robes to scare the hell out of white people, while the other puts on white robes to scare the hell out of blacks.

For those of you who don't understand Reaganomics, it's based on the principle that the rich and the poor will get the same amount of ice. In Reaganomics, however, the poor get all of theirs in winter.

Any change or reform you make is going to have consequence you don't like.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

If you can find something everyone agrees on, it's wrong.

The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.