“Bob Roberts” quotes

“Some people will have, some simply will not, but they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain. Some people will work, some never will, but they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain.”

Tim Robbins - Bob Roberts

The closer we are to discovering the connection, the more the Congress turns a blind eye to it. "We can't talk about that in open session!", they say. "National securityreasons". The truth lies dormant in their laps and they stay blind out of choice. A conspiracy of silence.
Giancarlo Esposito - Bugs Raplin

“The reason that Iran-Contra happened is because nobody did anything substantial about Watergate. And the reason that Watergate happened is that there were no consequences from the Bay of Pigs. They are all the same operatives, didn't you notice? The foot soldiers in the Bay of Pigs, the plumbers that got busted at Watergate, the gunrunners in...” (continue)(continue reading)
Giancarlo Esposito - Bugs Raplin

“Bob Roberts is Nixon, only he's shrewder, more complicated, this Bob Roberts. Now here is a man who has adopted the persona and mindset of a free-thinking rebel and turned it on itself. The Rebel Conservative! That is deviant brilliance. What a Machiavellian poser.”
Lynne Thigpen - Kelly Noble

“Bob Roberts is yet another of that faction that lives to destroy whatever good came out of the 60s, to rewrite the history of that important period. A period where the American people actually were informed and aware, and realized that they had a voice. They demanded that a war end.”
Lynne Thigpen - Kelly Noble

“Grandma felt guilty 'bout being so rich and it bothered her until the day she died. But I will take my inheritance and invest it with pride. Yes, invest it with pride.”

Tim Robbins - Bob Roberts

“Don't smoke crack. It's a ghetto drug.”
Tim Robbins - Bob Roberts