"Just as only Nixon could go to China, only Helms could fix the UN."

Senator Joseph Biden, D-Delaware

"...the most remarkable thing about this man is that, not withstanding his impeccable conservative credentials, when confronted with new facts and new ideas, he has always been at least willing to listen."

Senator Joseph Biden, D-Delaware

"I think one of the ways you judge a person is just the way you watch them treat people . . . I don’t think there is anybody in the Senate who treats them (pages and support staff) with more grace and is kinder and more appreciative.

Paul Wellstone, D-Minnesota

"Many have tried to define Jesse Helms by what he opposed. I will remember him for what he supported: Freedom, human rights, and a strong and independent America, free to spread its good in the world."

Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah

"I think it's fair to say Jesse Helms was conservative before conservative was cool. Jesse Helms has never had any doubts about America and what we stood for. He has always been comfortable in his own skin."

Senator Phil Gramm, R-Texas

"I admire Senator Helms very much.  He's one of the few men in public life who's got the courage to stand up for what he honestly believes. Courage is the rarest trait among public men I know of. Many of them are intelligent, but there are very few of them courageous."

Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., D-North Carolina

"I know one thing.  That in the last minute of extra time . . . he put the ball in the back of the net.  And without his taking a stance on AIDS, we would have lost a lot more lives."

Bono, lead singer of U2