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.
BOB DOLEAt my age you find yourself looking back from time to time and you begin to appreciate some of the things that happened to you.
More Bob Dole Quotes
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Elizabeth’s back at the Red Cross, and I’m walking the dog.
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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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It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose…
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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 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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The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.
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You have won the Cold War. … [Your] underappreciated valor [helped] topple the Berlin Wall, and bring down dictators the world over. …
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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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We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith… Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in our lives.
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I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn’t have any.
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This is what America’s all about, nobody’s being hurt they have a right to express themselves, I watched all the television I could on Miami-Dade and I didn’t see anybody being shoved around.
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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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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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Stop telling the truth about my record!
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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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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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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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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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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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Having a disability changes your whole life, not just your attitude.
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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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I don’t know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.
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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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I’ve never known a lot of rich people. It’s not my bag.
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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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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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