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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.

Bob Dole

I’ve never known a lot of rich people. It’s not my bag.
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Bags People Rich
Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
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Being Better Get Optimistic
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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Evil Party President
Think I’ll win. Could be big.
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Political Thinking Winning
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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Country Experiment Hurt Night Person Self Syre
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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Disraeli Remember Said
We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids, but a lot of other things aren’t good. Drinking’s not good. Some would say milk’s not good.
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Drinking Kids Smoking
I don’t know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.
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People President Running
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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Immigration Legal Modest Support Time
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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Dream Jobs Night
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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Lines Military Thinking
Life is very important to Americans.
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Dumb Funny Stupid
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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Age Appreciate Finding Yourself
The White House is not being very clever in how it takes on our plan, .. In fact the White House is being sloppy. They are taking everything Bob Dole has ever said we ought to do regarding taxes and adding all of those things up and saying it will cost $800 billion.
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Clever House White
I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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Terrible Thinking Used
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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Government Need Voting
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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Child Coincidence Due Family Respect
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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Cutting Hands Men
The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That’s the easiest way to put it.
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Country Immigration Way
This is not politics… it’s to protect the innocence of children.
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Children Innocence Internet
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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Thank Thankful Thinking You
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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Problem Responsibility Writing
The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
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Belief Believe Horizon
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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Country Course Orange Thinking Today
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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Tradition Virtue Vision
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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Feelings Pay Zoos
When I was quite young, I put my trust in God–not government; and I never get the two confused.
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Confused Government Trust

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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