Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole
Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford "Liddy" Dole is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations, as well as in the United States Senate...
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth29 July 1936
CitySalisbury, NC
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National Airport had been considered to be Congress' baby, ... Maybe ... because it was only a few minutes from a committee hearing to the boarding ramp.
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In 1978, the Raleigh News & Observer dubbed Senator Helms Senator No. And indeed he said no -- no to high taxes, no to big government, no to enemies of freedom around the world, no to those who would undermine the culture of life and the sanctity of marriage.
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I think that the funding should be phased down, ... No question there should be very strong guidelines. There's supposed to be guidelines now. But certainly we need to enforce strong guidelines, and phase down that funding for the NEA.
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after everything he has gone through, I feel the least the Army could do is perform surgery on his foot so that he can at least lead some type of normal life. He will never be able to snowboard, skydive or do the rock climbing again which are the things he loves to do.
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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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We have learned that power is a positive force if it is used for positive purposes.
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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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It is not what I do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through me. God does not want worldly successes, He wants me. He wants my heart in submission to Him. Life is not just a few years to spend on self indulgence and career advancement. It is a privilege, a responsibility, a stewardship to be lived according to a much higher calling, God's calling. This alone gives true meaning to life.
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To be impacted. Then, once a policy is determined, you call on them to help...
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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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[On Ronald Reagan:] The President doesn't want yes-men around. When he says no, we all say no.
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It's absolutely the wrong signal, I think, to those who have entered this country legally or those who may be considering illegal immigration for a lot of benefits to be provided... Emergency medical needs should be met, but otherwise I think send the wrong signal to those who have come into the country legally and those who may be considering illegal immigration. So as you know, I've called for an increase in the border patrol agents. I've looked at that from both the standpoints of drugs and to prevent illegal immigration, but I think that's where the focus should be.
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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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Whether on the floor of Congress or in the boardrooms of corporate America or in the corridors of a big city hospital, there is no body of professional expertise and no anthology of case studies which can supplant the force of character which provides both a sense of direction and a means of fulfillment. It asks, not what you want to be, but who you want to be.