“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 decency, .. The considered judgment of the American people is not going to rise or fall on the fine distinctions of a legal argument but on straight talk and the truth. It is time for the president and the Congress to follow that common sense for the good of the country.” PeopleImportantCountryCharacterFallPresidentAbilityCommonVirtueFineJudgmentApproachArgumentCongressCommon SenseComplexityDistinctionDecencyAmerican Character Author:Dick Gephardt
“I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.” ShouldSchoolLawPresidentWatchesTeacherWifeTelevisionGrewGrew UpGood ThingsMy WifeServantCaptainsJaneLaw SchoolPublic ServantsJack Kennedy Author:Dick Gephardt
“When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen.” MeanFeelingsPresidentSucceedMembersCongressLegislationExhilaration Author:Dick Gephardt
“If you want to run for president, you better be an athlete. It's 24/7. It never ends. You give up your personal life completely and you have something of a chance to be shot.” IfsWantGivingEndsRunningPresidentChanceGiving UpShotsAthletePersonal Life Author:Dick Gephardt
“The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students.” ShouldHelpingPoliticalPresidentStudentsProducePaidAdvertisingDepartmentSmarter Author:Dick Gephardt
“And the president should be doing more about education than saying, 'Lights, camera, action.'” ShouldLightActionPresidentCameras Author:Dick Gephardt
“I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.” EnoughRunningPresidentInterestSpecialOilStatus QuoHad EnoughSpecial InterestsLobbyists Author:Dick Gephardt
“When I'm president, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day” DoeOrderPoliticsPresidentTomorrowOvercomingCourtSupremeExecutivesSupreme CourtWrong ThingsExecutive Orders Author:Dick Gephardt
“I think it's time we had a president who carried the same life experiences into the White House as most ordinary Americans.” ThinkingHousePresidentWhiteOrdinaryWhite HouseLife Experience Author:Dick Gephardt
