Having been in Congress, you know that’s part of our responsibility the constituent has a problem, We’re supposed to write back and say, ‘Well I can’t do anything’ That’s not what they elect you for.
BOB DOLEThe purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place
More Bob Dole Quotes
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One of my most often repeated quips was the one I made when former Presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon stood by each other at a White House event. ‘There they are,’ I said. ‘See no evil, hear no evil, and . . . evil.’
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It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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The state is now more involved than it ever has been in the raising of children. And children are now more neglected, more abused and more mistreated than they have been in our time.
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At my age you find yourself looking back from time to time and you begin to appreciate some of the things that happened to you.
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Think I’ll win. Could be big.
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I will seek the presidency with nothing to fall back on but the judgment of the people, and nowhere to go but the White House or home.
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Merely presenting a driver’s license or other document based on a birth certificate is not enough for an accurate verification. Biometric verification of identity must be made and then a data base of those persons who have legal status must be checked.
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I mean, there’s always somebody in somebody’s administration who jumps out early, sells a book, and goes after the guy who hired him. I don’t know if that’s good. It may be good business; it’s not good politics.
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There they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and…evil.
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I’ve thought about it, not a lot, but I thought my relationship with Congress – the Democrats and Republicans – would help me get some things done. Not everything, but at least they’d be willing to try.
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I lost in ’96, in case the word hadn’t trickled out, and so I made a few commercials.
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President Ronald Reagan on his 1980 opponent: “I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn’t want his job. I want to be President.”
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I’ve never known a lot of rich people. It’s not my bag.
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When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.
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Having a disability changes your whole life, not just your attitude.
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