"Pennsylvania is a very tough state; people don’t last long in Pennsylvania politics." ― Arlen Specter Topic(s): Politics Tags: pennsylvania, tough More From Arlen Specter "There’s nothing more important than our good health – that’s our principal capital asset." "If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong." "My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics." More In Politics "I think politics come out of psychology."― Bruce Springsteen "I tend to avoid televisions, politics, and places with velvet ropes."― Demetri Martin "A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader."― Harry S. Truman