Dick Cheney Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“You know, I've got experiences going back to the wage price controls in the Nixon administration where, in effect, we had what I think was a terrible mistake, in that case a Republican administration, where moved in and tried to control the wages, prices and profits of every enterprise in America. It was a huge mistake.”

“One of the worst things we could do is start to act now as though the attack of 9/11 is a thing of the past and will never be repeated. That's just not true.”

“The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security.”

“I think I was able to survive five heart attacks because I never postponed going to the hospital when something didn't feel right.”

“I can think of a lot of words to describe Senator Kerry's position on Iraq; 'consistent' is not one of them.”

“I did my 40 years in Washington, 40-plus, and it's time to pause and reflect and think about what I've seen and done.”

“Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys.”

“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 as private citizens for ourselves and our companies. And our economy is essentially the wonder of the world because, in fact, it's produced so much for us over the years. That's not government that does that.”

“I've been criticized because I've had the temerity to speak out and done a couple of interviews since I left office. I don't find anything surprising about that.”

“In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of national security he was very often in the minority.”