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.
BOB DOLEWe are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith… Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in our lives.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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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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One of my most often repeated quips was the one I made when former Presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon stood by each other at a White House event. ‘There they are,’ I said. ‘See no evil, hear no evil, and . . . evil.’
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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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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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The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That’s the easiest way to put it.
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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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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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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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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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Merely presenting a driver’s license or other document based on a birth certificate is not enough for an accurate verification. Biometric verification of identity must be made and then a data base of those persons who have legal status must be checked.
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I will seek the presidency with nothing to fall back on but the judgment of the people, and nowhere to go but the White House or home.
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Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
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If Lincoln had an affair with a slave woman, it would be an outrage, but when Clinton does it with one of his staff, everyone is okay with it.
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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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