"The United States needs to be not so……" — Dick Cheney
"The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I'm not at all sure that that's what the Obama administration believes."
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133 Quotes by Dick Cheney
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There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering…
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It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
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Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.
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In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job.
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I think Barack Obama is a one-term President.
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From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure…
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You know, I've got experiences going back to the wage price controls in the Nixon administration where, in effect, we…
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We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.
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Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam…
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It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net…
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As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent,…
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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
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Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.
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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
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Well begun is half done.
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A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole…
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Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.
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We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.
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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
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