I’ve never known a lot of rich people. It’s not my bag.
BOB DOLEPresident 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.”
More Bob Dole Quotes
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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 used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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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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If we added up the killed and wounded from the Democrat wars in this country, it would be about 1.6 million Americans.
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It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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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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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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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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The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That’s the easiest way to put it.
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The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.
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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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Elizabeth’s back at the Red Cross, and I’m walking the dog.
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If there is one clear lesson of our century, it is this: where aggression is tolerated, it multiplies.
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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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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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