Testimony Quotes

“Senator, I gave my heart and soul to oppose the evil regime of Saddam Hussein. What I am saying is that two wrongs don't make a right.”

“I'm not here for a beauty contest. I'm here to tell the truth.”

“I can type.”

“I know what I saw. I know what happened to me.”

“For the survivor, the sacrament of survival is to witness.”

“I plead with you to take charge of your testimony. Work for it. Own it. Care for it. Nurture it so that it will grow.”

“Facts are the words of the witness, but credibility is his language.”

“I will stand by my testimony.”

“A Christian is one who points at Christ and says, 'I can't prove a thing, but there's something about his eyes and his voice. There's something about the way he carries his head, his hands, the way he carries his cross-the way he carries me.'”

“I am not and never have been a member of the Communist party.”

“I'm not a crazy person. I'm not a criminal. I'm not a liar.”

“I am not a machine. I am a human being.”

“An artist's work is a kind of testimony.”

“I had to do what I did. I had to mislead the Congress.”

“I would be glad to help the Committee in any way I can, but I will not be a party to a lie.”

“I have never used steroids, period. I don't know how to say it any more clearly than that. Never.”

“I am not a dupe, or a dope, or a moe, or a schmoe.”

“I'm not a rat. I'm testifying as a government witness.”

“I am not a witch hunter and I have never been a witch hunter.”