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 DOLEThe 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.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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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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Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
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I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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I don’t know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.
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There they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and…evil.
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I mean, there’s always somebody in somebody’s administration who jumps out early, sells a book, and goes after the guy who hired him. I don’t know if that’s good. It may be good business; it’s not good politics.
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Think I’ll win. Could be big.
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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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Stop telling the truth about my record!
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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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Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.
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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 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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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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