All Dick Gephardt Quotes
- I don't think you can be a good listener unless you're a good listener. I think it's something that you really have to do, and… Good
- I grew up in a household that was a labor household. My dad was a Teamster and a milk truck driver. My mother was a… Dad
- I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act… Act
- I led the fight for the Clinton health care plan in 1994. We failed. I learned from that experience. What I learned is you can't… Care
- I think a lot of people think I was born in a blue suit, on the David Brinkley show. And that isn't me. I am… Background
- I think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in St. Louis, and… Areas
- I was raised in a working class family of Baptist faith, and I went to college on a church scholarship where early teachings were reinforced.… Abortion
- One of the most important virtues of the American character is our ability to approach the complexities that life presents us with common sense and… Ability
- Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No matter… Alone
- Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune. Fortune
- I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and… Bitterness
- Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family. Al
- The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems. Address
- In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every… Ahead
- Like father, like son, four years and this president is done. Father
- In 1993, as House Democratic Leader, I led the fight to pass the Clinton-Gore economic plan - a plan designed to slash the deficit, invest… Among
- Unlike the Contract with America, which was created by Washington pollsters and insiders, Families First was developed from the grassroots up. Congressional Democrats from across… Across
- Tom Daschle and I worked together on Families First every step of the way, making sure that Democrats in both the House and Senate were… Agenda
- The deficit only became a big problem in the Reagan-Bush years. For 12 years, Republican presidents talked about balancing the budget, but failed to propose… Balancing
- My parents wanted me to be a Baptist minister. I was a youth minister in my church when I was still in college. And I… Baptist