Edwin W. Edwards , 4-term governer of Louisiana , born 7 August 1927.
- "The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy" -- 1984
- In run off election against Neo-Nazi David Duke, a reporter asked Edwards "What will it take to beat Duke decisively?". Edwards replied, "For me to stay alive".
- "I never speak ill of dead people or live judges." -- when asked for statement while on trial for corruption
- "I did not do anything wrong as a governor, even if you accept the verdict as it is, it doesn't indicate that." -- after his conviction for racketeering
- "I will be a model prisoner, as I have been a model citizen." -- on his way to prison, 2001
