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.
BOB DOLEThe difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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The wind doesn’t bother me. I’m in the US Senate.
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You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.
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I’ve never known a lot of rich people. It’s not my bag.
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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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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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I lost in ’96, in case the word hadn’t trickled out, and so I made a few commercials.
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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 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 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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We’ll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
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All you need to know is this. You can never go wrong by voting for a bill that fails, or against a bill that passes.
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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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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 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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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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