Dick Cheney Jobs Quotations

People tell me that Senator Edwards got picked for his good looks, his sex appeal, and his great hair. I say to them: How do you think I got the job?

You really do think about it institutionally; this is your job, and to some extent you benefit from having a job to do at a moment like this. You have things that you have to make happen. And you don't have time for the emotional reaction that might otherwise occur if somebody was just sitting there watching these events unfold and had no responsibilities.

I think we need a very, very serious effort, primarily through tax policy to provide incentives and encouragement for people to save and invest and expand their businesses and to create more jobs. The kind of thing we did in the early Reagan years, 30 years ago. I think that's essential.

You've got a job to do, and because you've got a job to do, you've got to focus on that, so you don't have time for personal considerations.

If the Democratic policies had been pursued over the last two or three years...we would not have had the kind of job growth we've had.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job.

All of us recognize that the vast majority of men and women in the business community are honest and above-board. They run solid companies providing goods and services that enhance our quality of life, ... At the same time, they provide jobs for their workers and real value for investors.

Yet there is no doubt of our nation's strength. This is a tribute above all to the American worker and entrepreneur ... productivity in the past four quarters has been very impressive. Higher productivity, of course, leads to wage increases and even greater investment and even more jobs down the line,

The jobs and growth proposals the president announced on Tuesday constitute a focused plan to increase capital formation, to encourage consumer spending, to promote small business growth, boost confidence in our markets and give critical help to our unemployed citizens, ... We urge Congress to act swiftly to pass this package.

You've got to have people at the top who respond to and are selected by presidents, and you pick the best people you can to do the jobs that need to be done,