John Nance Garner Professions : Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Born : November 22, 1868 Died : November 7, 1967 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by John Nance Garner The Vice Presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit. John Nance Garner spit pitcher vices Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice President of the United States. Should have stuck with my old chores as Speaker of the House. I gave up the second most important job in the Government for one that didn't amount to a hill of beans. I spent eight long years as Mr. Roosevelt's spare tire. John Nance Garner government mistake jobs The single biggest time waster in the world is not completing what you start. John Nance Garner wasting-time completing world You have to do a little bragging on yourself even to your relatives-man doesn't get anywhere without advertising. John Nance Garner advertising littles men 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. John Nance Garner perseverance fighting long The trouble today is that we have too many laws. John Nance Garner trouble law today Vice president: A spare tire on the automobile of government. John Nance Garner government vices president 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. John Nance Garner done two country Similar Authors Andrew Stevenson former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Dennis Hastert former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Howell Cobb former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Carl Albert former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives James G. Blaine former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Joseph William Martin, Jr. former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives All Authors
