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.
BOB DOLEYet when the blood of the sons of immigrants and the grandsons of slaves fell on foreign fields, it was American blood.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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Having a disability changes your whole life, not just your attitude.
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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 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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You have won the Cold War. … [Your] underappreciated valor [helped] topple the Berlin Wall, and bring down dictators the world over. …
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This is not politics… it’s to protect the innocence of children.
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Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
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History 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.
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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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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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I think one of life’s great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.
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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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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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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 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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