--- title: "12 Way Quotes By Dick Cheney" description: "12 Way quotes by Dick Cheney. Plus more from Dick Cheney and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/dick-cheney-1810_belief_my-own-belief-is-that-the-way-we-grow-th_151838.jpg" --- > [My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/my-own-belief-is-that-the-way-we-grow-the-economy-create-jobs-create/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/dick-cheney-1810_belief_my-own-belief-is-that-the-way-we-grow-th_151838.jpg) > [I feel very strongly that the significance of 9/11 cannot be underestimated. It forces us to think in new ways about strategy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-feel-very-strongly-that-the-significance-of-9-11-cannot-be/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/dick-cheney-1810_cybersecurity_i-feel-very-strongly-that-the-significan_3156367.jpg) > [Well, we've got a major effort under way to try to educate everybody, to let them know we have a zero tolerance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/well-we-ve-got-a-major-effort-under-way-to-try-to-educate-everybody/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/dick-cheney-1810_assault_well-we-ve-got-a-major-effort-under-way_588838.jpg) > [I think it's fair to say you can't predict a straight line to victory. You know, there'll be good days and bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-think-it-s-fair-to-say-you-can-t-predict-a-straight-line-to-victory/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fe/dick-cheney-1810_bad-day_i-think-it-s-fair-to-say-you-can-t-predi_2123934.jpg) > [The days of looking the other way while despotic regimes trample human rights, rob their nations' wealth, and then excuse their failings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/the-days-of-looking-the-other-way-while-despotic-regimes-trample/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/dick-cheney-1810_diets_the-days-of-looking-the-other-way-while_2169569.jpg) > [In our own country, we take democratic values seriously - and so we always have a vigorous debate on the issues. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/in-our-own-country-we-take-democratic-values-seriously-and-so-we/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/dick-cheney-1810_america_in-our-own-country-we-take-democratic-va_668304.jpg) > [We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history's latest gang of fanatics trying to murder their way to power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-have-no-intention-of-ignoring-or-appeasing-history-s-latest-gang/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bea/dick-cheney-1810_fanatics_we-have-no-intention-of-ignoring-or-appe_2478361.jpg) > [We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-have-to-deal-with-this-new-type-of-threat-in-a-way-we-haven-t-yet/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/dick-cheney-1810_al-qaeda_we-have-to-deal-with-this-new-type-of-th_3084432.jpg) > [We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-need-from-time-to-time-to-use-military-force-or-all-of-the/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/dick-cheney-1810_action_we-need-from-time-to-time-to-use-militar_2405429.jpg) > [Because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, that we'll be hit in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/because-if-we-make-the-wrong-choice-then-the-danger-is-that-we-ll-get/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/dick-cheney-1810_choices_because-if-we-make-the-wrong-choice-then_1813889.jpg) > [We've gotten a long way on missile defense. We know how to do it. We know how to take down incoming warheads,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-ve-gotten-a-long-way-on-missile-defense-we-know-how-to-do-it-we/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/dick-cheney-1810_defense_we-ve-gotten-a-long-way-on-missile-defen_1162473.jpg) > [It's very important to go back and keep in mind the distinction between handling these events as criminal acts, which was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/it-s-very-important-to-go-back-and-keep-in-mind-the-distinction/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/dick-cheney-1810_acres_it-s-very-important-to-go-back-and-keep_543119.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Dick Cheney > [A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/a-little-tough-talk-in-the-midst-of-a-campaign-or-as-part-of-a/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/senator-kerry-says-he-sees-two-americas-it-makes-the-whole-thing/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I am a deficit hawk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-am-a-deficit-hawk/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-know-he-s-been-absolutely-devoted-to-trying-to-acquire-nuclear/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-think-the-decision-that-s-been-made-with-respect-to-allowing-gays/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [ \[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"\] I think so. I guess if I look back on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/in-response-to-the-question-do-you-think-that-you-underestimated-the/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/let-us-rid-ourselves-of-the-fiction-that-low-oil-prices-are-somehow/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-think-we-need-to-significantly-reduce-the-regulatory-burden-on-the/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-m-often-asked-why-i-left-politics-and-went-to-halliburton-and-i/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-do-find-that-the-mainstream-media-oftentimes-is-what-i-would/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-believes-that-part-of-the-greatness-of/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I believe that we were not as effective in the second term dealing with this issue of nuclear none proliferation as we had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-believe-that-we-were-not-as-effective-in-the-second-term-dealing/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [Sarah Palin is an attractive candidate, but based on her background, she only was governor for what, two years. I don't think she passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/sarah-palin-is-an-attractive-candidate-but-based-on-her-background/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/my-own-belief-is-that-the-way-we-grow-the-economy-create-jobs-create/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [From our perspective, trying to deal with this continuing campaign of terror, if you will, the war on terror that we're engaged in, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/from-our-perspective-trying-to-deal-with-this-continuing-campaign-of/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/dick-cheney/#itemlist", "name": "12 Way Quotes By Dick Cheney", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. 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