Bob Dole

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Our intent will not be to create gridlock. Oh, except maybe from time to time.”

“We'll all be riding that streetcar of desire.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“Think I'll win. Could be big.”

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

“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.”

“I'm not a Gingrich fan. He's just difficult to work with. It's either Newt's way or the highway.”

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

“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 meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living.”