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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.

Bob Dole

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Bob Dole
Age: 101
Born: 1923
Born: July 22
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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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Yet when the blood of the sons of immigrants and the grandsons of slaves fell on foreign fields, it was American blood. In it you could not read the ethnic particulars of the soldier who died next to you. He was an American. And when I think of how we learned this lesson, I wonder how we could have unlearned it.
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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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Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.
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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 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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You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.
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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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When I was quite young, I put my trust in God--not government and I never get the two confused.
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President 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.
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It's a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose...
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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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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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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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A government that seizes control of the economy for the good of the people ends up seizing control of the people for the good of the economy
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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.
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I think the Republican Party has indicated to everyone who wants to look at us that, you know, we're in the mainstream. We understand a lot of the concerns people have.
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Life is very important to Americans.
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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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The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That's the easiest way to put it.
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