Being chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee is like jumping off a cliff. The thrill is very short.

-Bryan, Richard H(udson)
  NPR broadcast, 2 Nov.

The Chairmanlooked dissatisfied lying onhis death bed.

-Min, Anchee
  Of Mao Zedong. Red  Azalea.

Asked by the chairmantheusual question: 'Iunderstand, Mr Strachey, that you have a conscientious objection to war?' hereplied (inhis curiousfalsettovoice),'Ohno, not at all, only to this war.'Better thanthiswashisreply tothe chairman's other stock question, which had previously never failed to embarrass the claimant.'Tell me, Mr Strachey, what would youdoif yousawa Germansoldier trying to violate your sister?' With an air of noble virtue: 'I would try to get between them.'

-Strachey, (Giles) Lytton
On his appearance before a military tribunal, in Robert Graves GoodbyeToAllThat (1929), ch.23.