I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I can't think of a time when we've had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
It's awfully hard to convey a sense of credibility to allies when you [the Congress] voted for the war and then you… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I was convinced that eventually I would die of heart disease, that we'd run out of time and out of treatment, the… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will. We've got to spend time in the shadows… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
You've got a job to do, and because you've got a job to do, you've got to focus on that, so you… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
You cannot be driven by the polls. The polls change all the time; they're easily manipulated by whoever wants to ask those… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering danger must… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
One of the worst things we could do is start to act now as though the attack of 9/11 is a thing… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
As Vice President one of the things I spend time on is the continuity of government; that's the main reason I'm here… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We haven't really had the time yet to pore through all those records in Baghdad. We'll find ample evidence confirming the link,… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
There's every reason to believe there will be further attacks attempted against the United States. For us to spend so much time… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
If you're going to go increase taxes on small businesses, you're going to slow down the extent to which we're able to… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I worry that we're seeing a situation- Obama's administration not only committing us the huge deficits for the future, but is also… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I did my 40 years in Washington, 40-plus, and it's time to pause and reflect and think about what I've seen and done. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
You really do think about it institutionally; this is your job, and to some extent you benefit from having a job to… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
No matter what kind of problem I've run into, there's always been a solution for it. Now, obviously, there will be a… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I mean, it's not just one day you get up, bang, and you got Osama bin Laden. It's the kind of thing… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I believe very deeply in the proposition that what we did in Iraq was the right thing to do. It was hard… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look back on… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I'm often asked why I left politics and went to Halliburton and I explain that I reached the point where I was mean-spirited, short-tempered… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people who believes that part of the greatness of the United States is our private sector. It's what we do… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I believe that we were not as effective in the second term dealing with this issue of nuclear none proliferation as we had been… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
