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,
BOB DOLEI’m not a Gingrich fan. He’s just difficult to work with. It’s either Newt’s way or the highway.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith… Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in our lives.
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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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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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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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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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When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.
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The wind doesn’t bother me. I’m in the US Senate.
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We’ll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
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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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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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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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Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.
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You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.
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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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