Quotes by Bob Dole

About Bob Dole:

Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American politician who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996 and in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. In the 1976 presidential election, Dole was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President and incumbent President Gerald Ford's running mate. In the presidential election of 1996, Dole was the Republican nominee for President, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent President Bill Clinton.
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What we dedicate today is not a memorial to war, rather it's a tribute to the physical and moral courage that makes heroes out of farm and city boys and that inspires Americans in every generation to lay down their lives for people they will never me...

Bob Dole

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.

Bob Dole

We'll all be riding that streetcar of desire.

Bob Dole

Something is wrong with America. I wonder sometimes what people are thinking about or if they're thinking at all.

Bob Dole

At least she's the president of something, which is more than I can say.

Bob Dole

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.

Bob Dole

You know, a better man for a better America. That's sort of our slogan.

Bob Dole

Elizabeth's back at the red cross, and I'm walking the dog.

Bob Dole

Think I'll win. Could be big.

Bob Dole

Those who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to be shamed.

Bob Dole

Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.

Bob Dole

It's going to be hard for someone like me to run for president.

Bob Dole

I've never known a lot of rich people. It's not my bag.

Bob Dole

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.

Bob Dole

I don't know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.

Bob Dole

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.

Bob Dole

I just consider myself a Republican, none of this hyphenated stuff. I was a mainstream conservative Republican, and most people are in that category.

Bob Dole

I will seek the presidency with nothing to fall back on but the judgment of the people of the United States, and nowhere to go but the White House or home.

Bob Dole

The internet is a great way to get on the net.

Bob Dole

We're trying to get good pictures. Don't worry very much about what I say.

Bob Dole

Author Bio

  • NameBob Dole
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornJuly 22, 1923
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer; Lobbyist
  • AwardsBronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Presidential Citizens Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; World Food Prize