Howard Baker
Howard Baker
Howard Henry Baker Jr.was an American politician and diplomat who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee and Senate Majority Leader. Baker later served as White House Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan, and a United States Ambassador to Japan. He worked as a lobbyist and adviser at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth15 November 1925
CountryUnited States of America
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I've never said that before to a living soul, but I felt obliged to say it to you now,
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To begin with, I am aware that I am the President's representative in Japan. I am his emissary. That's the way the title reads. And that's the way I present my credentials to the Emperor. I am the President's representative in Japan.
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This man is in terrible shape, ... His health circumstances are really barely short of extreme, and I have no doubt that he's in need of skillful medical attention.
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The welfare of the planet and its environment is paramount. But what we do, and do equally and evenhandedly, is more difficult to identify. I have no doubt in mind that President Bush is serious in his determination to reexamine the overall issue and that would include reexamining the language of the Kyoto treaty.
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I hope it shows how much interest people have in working for their community.
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I must tell you, Mr. Chairman, I have never been so infuriated in my life from an event such as this,
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I'm convinced that they'll come out with a unified position -- perhaps not an identical position, but a unified position,
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The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.
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If you don't like the question that's asked, answer some other question.
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Listen more often than you speak.
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You've got to guard against speaking more clearly than you think.
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In Washington I'm thought of as a conservative, but in Tennessee I'm thought of as a Bolshevik.
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The beginning of the decline of the Republic was the day they air-conditioned the Capitol.
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Eventually, somebody is going to be a hero, and somebody's going to be president. Not necessarily the same person.