I lost in ’96, in case the word hadn’t trickled out, and so I made a few commercials.
BOB DOLEThis is not a coincidence. This is not a coincidence. And with all due respect, I am here to tell you it does not take a village to raise a child. It takes a family to raise a child.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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I had a dream that I would be here this week, receiving something from the president, but I thought it would be the front door key.
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Sure, losing an election hurts, but I’ve experienced worse. And at an age when every day is precious, brooding over what might have been is self-defeating. In conceding the 1996 election,
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I’m not a Gingrich fan. He’s just difficult to work with. It’s either Newt’s way or the highway.
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This is not a coincidence. This is not a coincidence. And with all due respect, I am here to tell you it does not take a village to raise a child. It takes a family to raise a child.
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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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The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
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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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If Lincoln had an affair with a slave woman, it would be an outrage, but when Clinton does it with one of his staff, everyone is okay with it.
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Having a disability changes your whole life, not just your attitude.
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I’ve never known a lot of rich people. It’s not my bag.
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There they are. 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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I don’t know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.
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The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That’s the easiest way to put it.
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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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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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When I was quite young, I put my trust in God–not government; and I never get the two confused.
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I know there are California oranges and Florida oranges. When I’m in Florida, I like Florida oranges. Today, I think California oranges are the best, of course.
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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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I think it’s OK to talk about your military service, but there’s a fine line between, you know, too much and just about right.
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You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.
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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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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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This is not politics… it’s to protect the innocence of children.
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No more verbally incomprehensible no more devoid of the vision thing and no more the cautious pragmatist proudly displaying the virtues of tradition and the advantages of biological seniority.
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We’ll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
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