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.”
BOB DOLEThings are going to get better. Be optimistic.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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This is not politics… it’s to protect the innocence of children.
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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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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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Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
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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 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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The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.
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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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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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I lost in ’96, in case the word hadn’t trickled out, and so I made a few commercials.
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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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When I was quite young, I put my trust in God–not government; and I never get the two confused.
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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 used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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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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