John Nance Garner quotes:

Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice-President of the United States. Should have stuck?as Speaker of the House? Gave up the second most important job in Government foreight long years as Roosevelt's spare tire.

The Vice Presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit.

Vice president: A spare tire on the automobile of government.

You have to do a little bragging on yourself even to your relatives-man doesn't get anywhere without advertising.

How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact that there are no easy victories? One is a tough-minded recognition that the fight for a better world is a long one.

The single biggest time waster in the world is not completing what you start.

The trouble today is that we have too many laws.

I have always done what I thought was best for my country, never varying unless I was advised that two-thirds of the Democrats were for a bill and then I voted for it.