Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Abraham A. Ribicoff.
Last updated on November 20, 2024.
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th Governor of Connecticut and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in President John F. Kennedy's cabinet. He was Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor.
Abe Ribicoff believes in that American dream. I believe it from the bottom of my heart, and your sons and daughters, too, can have the American dream come true.
Nothing is as sad as seeing a person who used to have power have none.
I've been around the track a lot. I've had the best of the years, and I don't want a single year back.
My father was a factory worker, and we were really poor. But everything I earned peddling papers and working in stores, he made me put aside for education.
I loved every day I was in politics. But I got out at the right time. I never miss it.
You should not do an autobiography if you want to tell the truth. There are a lot of things I know about people. If I can't say something good about a person, I don't want to say anything. And since I don't want to say anything bad, I won't write a book.
I believe it from the bottom of my heart, and your sons and daughters, too, can have the American dream come true.
I've had the best of the years, and I don't want a single year back.