Dick Cheney Time Quotations

I was convinced that eventually I would die of heart disease, that we'd run out of time and out of treatment, the technology wouldn't keep ahead of my disease. And now all of the sudden, when you get the new heart, your life opens up before you again.

I believe very deeply in the proposition that what we did in Iraq was the right thing to do. It was hard to do. It took a long time. There were significant costs involved.

No matter what kind of problem I've run into, there's always been a solution for it. Now, obviously, there will be a point where there aren't any more solutions, and I'll have used up my time. We all do.

When you triple our commitments around the world, while at the same time taking the Army from 14 divisions down to 10... and the Air Force from 17 wings to 13 ... and the Navy from well over 400 ships down toward fewer than 300 -- That Mr. Gore, is

Meanwhile, he would continue to plot. Nothing in the last dozen years has stopped him - not his agreements; not the discoveries of the inspectors; not the revelations by defectors; not criticism or ostracism by the international community; and not four days of bombings by the US in 1998. What he wants is time and more time to husband his resources, to invest in his ongoing chemical and biological weapons programs, and to gain possession of nuclear arms.

From the time standpoint, this is a matter that needs to be resolved as soon as possible, ... There is a risk to the long-term relationship with China for each day that it goes unresolved. It is not in our interest, nor is it in the long-term interest of China, to have that happen.

Whatever nuances he might fault us for neglecting, it is not an impressive record for someone who aspires to become commander in chief in this time of testing for our country,

History has shown that a strong and purposeful America is vital to preserving freedom and keeping us safe. Yet time and again, Senator Kerry has made the wrong call on national security.

I think we're going to get a good vote and a big turnout and we certainly hope and expect the constitution will be approved, ... It's very significant event. When you think about the course of the time here in Iraq, it's vital we get constitution in place and follow that with national elections in December.

While you're there, you become much more brusque with people. I always thought of myself as a calm, pleasant, warm, lovable sort, but after the '76 convention, some people in the press began calling me the Grand Teton. I can remember being short with people and, in the eyes of some, abrasive. But that's all I had time for.

Which one of those was a nuisance? How do you look back on that track record and say there was ever a time in the last 20 years when we didn't have to be concerned about terror?

As Vice President one of the things I spend time on is the continuity of government; that's the main reason I'm here is a back up for the President if anything happens to him.

We're at the point where we think time is not on our side,

I've been in the business for a long time and never seen a situation quite like this. We've had experiences where the president has been shot. We've never had a situation where the vice president shot somebody.

Once you make the election you cannot change it, ... He had no knowledge at the time he would be a vice presidential candidate or that he might be going back into the government.

A senator can be wrong for 20 years without consequence to the nation, ... But a president, a president, always casts the deciding vote. And in this time of challenge, America needs -- and America has -- a president we can count on to get it right.

It is time to set the alternatives squarely before the American people,

It's not surprising that we would ask him to come down and spend some time with us talking about the transition, talking about how you might put together your national security team for the prospective Bush administration,

I learned to live with that a long time ago, ... I don't operate that way.

By the time President Bush finishes his tour I'd be 68 and, given my health history, I think it's unlikely that I would ever be a candidate myself,