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. This is not a coincidence. This is not a coincidence. And with all due respect, I am here to tell you it does not take a village to raise a child. It takes a family to raise a child.
Bob DoleWhat 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 meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living.
Bob DoleI have been uplifted by the extraordinary power of the American heart - by those armies of compassion, who are willing to cross town or cross the globe to minister to those they've never met and will never see again.
Bob DoleA 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
Bob DoleAs 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.
Bob DoleIf we added up the killed and wounded from the Democrat wars in this country, it would be about 1.6 million Americans.
Bob DoleOne of my most often repeated quips was the one I made when former Presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon stood by each other at a White House event. 'There they are,' I said. 'See no evil, hear no evil, and . . . evil.'
Bob DoleWhen I was quite young, I put my trust in God--not government; and I never get the two confused.
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.
Bob DoleIf 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 DoleYou read what Disraeli had to say. I don't remember what he said. He said something. He's no longer with us.
Bob DoleThis 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.
Bob DoleI 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.
Bob DoleI'm not a Gingrich fan. He's just difficult to work with. It's either Newt's way or the highway.
Bob DoleBarry Goldwater once said ruefully, and I know how he feels. "It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be President . . . except me."
Bob DoleAs president, I will fight illegal immigration in order to preserve an appropriate level of legal immigration. At the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.
Bob DoleYet 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.
Bob DoleWe 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.
Bob DoleThe California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That's the easiest way to put it.
Bob DoleI 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.
Bob DoleThe horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
Bob DoleI 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.
Bob DoleWith all the divisive forces tearing at our country, we need the glue of language to help hold us together. If we want to ensure that all our children have the same opportunities in life, alternative language education should stop and English should be acknowledged once and for all as the official language of the United States.
Bob DoleIn what might be a motto of those who sought the presidency and lost, Ted Kennedy once said, "Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is."
Bob DoleHistory 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 DolePresident 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."
Bob DoleNo 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.
Bob DoleAll you need to know is this. You can never go wrong by voting for a bill that fails, or against a bill that passes.
Bob DoleI think the voters believe that when you become president of the United States, you have a higher obligation and a higher standard than anybody in the world. And if you violate that standard, they're going to remember it on election day.
Bob DoleI 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.
Bob DoleSure, 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, I remarked that "tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do." I was wrong. Seventy-two hours after conceding the election, I was swapping wisecracks with David Letterman on his late-night show.
Bob DoleThose who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to be shamed.
Bob DoleI 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.
Bob DoleYou have won the Cold War. ... [Your] underappreciated valor [helped] topple the Berlin Wall, and bring down dictators the world over. ... 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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