Bob Dole Quotes
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I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It sure was enough when I ran for Congress.
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If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of feeling and you won't have to pay.
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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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The internet is a great way to get on the net.
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You know, a better man for a better America. That's sort of our slogan.
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It's going to be hard for someone like me to run for president.
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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 once called Carter a chicken fried McGovern and I take that back because I've come to respect McGovern.
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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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We'll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
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Life is very important to Americans.
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We're trying to get good pictures. Don't worry very much about what I say.
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Elizabeth's back at the red cross, and I'm walking the dog.
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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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As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned.
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Think I'll win. Could be big.
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I've never known a lot of rich people. It's not my bag.
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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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If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.
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Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
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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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If we had known we were going to win control of the Senate, we'd have run better candidates.
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I just consider myself a Republican, none of this hyphenated stuff. I was a mainstream conservative Republican, and most people are in that category.
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I don't know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.