Elizabeth’s back at the Red Cross, and I’m walking the dog.
BOB DOLEHistory buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon – See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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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.
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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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The wind doesn’t bother me. I’m in the US Senate.
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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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The 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
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The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.
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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 the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.
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I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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When I was quite young, I put my trust in God–not government; and I never get the two confused.
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Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.
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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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President Obama came to visit me in the hospital. He said, ‘I wish you were still in the Senate; I need your help.’ I’m not certain I can help on everything. Maybe some things.
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If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.
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We’ll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
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Yet when the blood of the sons of immigrants and the grandsons of slaves fell on foreign fields, it was American blood.
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Having a disability changes your whole life, not just your attitude.
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This is what America’s all about, nobody’s being hurt they have a right to express themselves, I watched all the television I could on Miami-Dade and I didn’t see anybody being shoved around.
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You read what Disraeli had to say. I don’t remember what he said. He said something. He’s no longer with us.
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Think I’ll win. Could be big.
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When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.
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The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
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Stop telling the truth about my record!
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Those who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to be shamed.
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If you’re hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You’ll get the same kind of feeling and you won’t have to pay.
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For the past four decades the world behind the Iron Curtain … looked to Americans for hope, and America looked to you to get the job done. Today, the free world says thank you.
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