Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Tip O'Neill

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Last updated on December 2, 2024.

Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as a Democrat from 1953 to 1987. The only Speaker to serve for five complete consecutive Congresses, he is the third longest-serving Speaker in American history after Sam Rayburn and Henry Clay in terms of total tenure and longest-serving in terms of continuous tenure.

American - Politician | December 9, 1912 - January 5, 1994

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The evil is in the White House at the present time.

Tip O'Neill

When it comes to giving tax breaks to the wealthy of this country, the President has a heart of gold.

Tip O'Neill

You can teach an old dog new tricksif the old dog wants to learn.

Tip O'Neill

Rock & roll is a type of sensuous music unfit for impressionable minds.

Tip O'Neill

If I swung the gavel the way I swung that golf club, the nation would be in a helluva mess.

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After all, it's not where a man lands that marks his punishment. Its how far he falls.

Tip O'Neill

Ronald Reagan?wasn't without leadership ability, but he lacked most of the management skills that a President needs. But let me give him his due: he would have made a hell of a king.

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The Democratic Party has succeeded so well that many of its members are now Republicans.

Tip O'Neill

Never kick a man when he's up.

Tip O'Neill