John Sharp Williams Professions : Former United States Senator Born : July 30, 1854 Died : September 27, 1932 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by John Sharp Williams I may have grown cynical from long service, but this is a tendency I do not like, and I sometimes think I'd rather be a dog and bay at the moon than stay in the Senate another six years and listen to it. John Sharp Williams moon dog thinking For retirement brings repose, and repose allows a kindly judgment of all things. John Sharp Williams retiring judgment retirement My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government. John Sharp Williams me government reading history Similar Authors Al D'Amato former-united-states-senator Birch Bayh former-united-states-senator Byron Dorgan former-united-states-senator Brien McMahon former-united-states-senator Arlen Specter former-united-states-senator Boies Penrose former-united-states-senator All Authors