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.
BOB DOLEHaving a disability changes your whole life, not just your attitude.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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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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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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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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Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.
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The state is now more involved than it ever has been in the raising of children. And children are now more neglected, more abused and more mistreated than they have been in our time.
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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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You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.
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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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Life is very important to Americans.
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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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Think I’ll win. Could be big.
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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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It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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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 used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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