"My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics." ― Arlen Specter Topic(s): Politics Tags: lillie, mother, specter More From Arlen Specter "There is no higher value in our society than integrity." "The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness." "Big money is ruining the political system." More In Politics "Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago."― Robert Teeter "I’m highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don’t feel in tune with British politics."― Jane Goodall "I’m always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians."― John F. Kennedy