Elizabeth Dole Quotes

#1. In seeking success you must also seek fulfillment. Ask yourself not only what you want to be but who you want to be.

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#2. The United States is the leader of the free world.

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#3. Women share with men the need for personal success, even the taste for power, and no longer are we willing to satisfy those needs through the achievements of surrogates, whether husbands, children, or merely role models.

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#4. There is no doubt that now, more than ever, we must work to end our dependence on foreign oil sources. But we cannot do so by ignoring the wishes of the coastal communities that oppose drilling.

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#5. In liberating Iraq, we have rid the nation and the rest of the world from the danger of Saddam Hussein.

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#6. To be impacted. Then, once a policy is determined, you call on them to help ...

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#7. Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade.

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#8. Iraq is the central battleground in the war on terror. The terrorists certainly know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts there. They know that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests.

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#9. Let me be clear, Mr. President, mistakes have been made in Iraq. And this operation has been far from perfect as evidenced by the fact that Zarqawi and other terrorists continue to wreak havoc throughout Iraq.

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#10. We are a great nation because we are a good people.

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#11. I am a firm believer in free but fair trade. However the United States should not be on the losing end of trade agreements that are not enforced. It is time that we make China play fairly.

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#12. The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world.

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#13. We have learned that power is a positive force if it is used for positive purposes.

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#14. My objective as Secretary of Labor is to look through the 'glass ceiling' to see who is on the other side, and to serve as a catalyst for change ...

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#15. The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted.

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#16. We believe in the dignity of every life, the possibility of every mind, the divinity of every soul. This is our true North.

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#17. What you always do before you make a decision is consult. The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted. Then, once policy is determined, you call on them to help you sell it.

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#18. [On Ronald Reagan:] The President doesn't want yes-men around. When he says no, we all say no.

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#19. When you're in your nineties and looking back, it's not going to be how much money you made or how many awards you've won. It's really what did you stand for. Did you make a positive difference for people?

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#20. What empowerment is all about [is] finding something which infuses you with a sense of mission, with a passion for your life's work. I don't believe there is one path for women or one nature to fulfill. Real fulfillment, real empowerment is often different than we imagine and better than we plan.

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#21. My commitment is to strive to lean on the Lord with my whole heart, reading His word daily and earnestly seeking His will in my life.

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