The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That’s the easiest way to put it.
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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This is not politics… it’s to protect the innocence of children.
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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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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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Life is very important to Americans.
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The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
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I think one of life’s great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.
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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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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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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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At the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.
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The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place
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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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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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Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
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