Fritz Hollings Quotes

United States, Politician
January 1, 1922 – April, 6, 2019.

Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings is a former American politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A Democrat, he was also the 106th Governor of South Carolina and the 77th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. He served alongside Republican Senator Strom Thurmond for 36 years, making them the longest-serving Senate duo in history. At the age of 96, he is the oldest living former U.S. Senator.

Jesse Jackson has to get back to "I am somebody" instead of "I am some color."

Fritz Hollings
- Color
- Somebody
- Get Back
I'm truly worried about the country's direction. I can tell you this categorically, we've got the weakest president and the weakest governor in the history of my 50 years of public service.

Fritz Hollings
- Country
- History
- Service

I don't want to rust out, I'd rather wear out.

Fritz Hollings
Someone has said the best nursing home is the U.S. Senate.

Fritz Hollings
- Home
- Nursing
You remind me of Hubert Humphrey. You talk too much

Fritz Hollings
Sending money to Washington to have it administered and sent back is like getting a blood transfusion from your right arm to your left arm with a leaky valve.

Fritz Hollings
- Blood
- Taxes
- Arms
Everybody likes to go to Geneva. I used to do it for the Law of the Sea conferences and you'd find these potentates from down in Africa, you know, rather than eating each other, they'd just come up and get a good square meal in Geneva.

Fritz Hollings
- Law
- Likes
- Meals
Iraq was invaded to secure Israel and everybody knows it.

Fritz Hollings
- Israel
- Iraq
- Secure

When E. F. Hollings talks, nobody listens.

Fritz Hollings
Glenn must think he's still in space. He's orbiting the issues faster than he orbited earth.

Fritz Hollings
- Earth
- Space
- Issues
My good friend Walter Mondale is a good lapdog. He'll give them special interest groups everything they want. He'll lick every hand.

Fritz Hollings
- Hands
- Interest
- Special
Mondale was not born; he was appointed.

Fritz Hollings
- Born
- Appointed