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.
BOB DOLEI 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.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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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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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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The state is now more involved than it ever has been in the raising of children. And children are now more neglected, more abused and more mistreated than they have been in our time.
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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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The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That’s the easiest way to put it.
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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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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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Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.
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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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I don’t know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.
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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’ve never known a lot of rich people. It’s not my bag.
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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.
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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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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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