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I have some bad news. Bjork cannot be here tonight. She was trying on her Oscar dress and Dick Cheney shot her. — Jon Stewart

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary. — Dick Cheney

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. — Dick Cheney

As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's different. — Dick Cheney

If they had taught a class on how to be the kind of citizen Dick Cheney worries about, I would have finished high school. — Edward Snowden

It will be necessary for us to be a nation of men, and not laws. — Dick Cheney

How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still be in power. — Dick Cheney

What we did in Iraq was exactly the right thing to do. If I had it to recommend all over again, I would recommend exactly the same course of action. — Dick Cheney

Everyone knows that you're not really a real man unless you own a gun. — Dick Cheney

I have not seen Al Gore's movie. — Dick Cheney

We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history's latest gang of fanatics trying to murder their way to power. — Dick Cheney

I wake up every morning literally with a smile on my face, grateful for another day I never thought I'd see. — Dick Cheney

My belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators ... I think it will go relatively quickly, ... [in] weeks rather than months. — Dick Cheney

No, no, no. Dick Cheney forbade me to waste time on his image. I would have liked to have done more. — Mary Matalin

Whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a stranglehold not only on our economy but also on the other countries of the world as well. — Dick Cheney

I don't think it's fair to compare Dick Cheney to Vader - it's unfair to Vader. — Mark Hamill

I'm [Paul O'Neill] an old guy, and I'm rich. And there's nothing they can do to hurt me. — Ron Suskind

[Saddam Hussein is aggressively seeking nuclear and biological weapons and ] the United States may well become the target. — Dick Cheney

The Middle East, with two-thirds of the world's oil and lowest cost, is still where the prize ultimately lies. — Dick Cheney

Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose. — Dick Cheney

I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office. — Dick Cheney

The Columbia is lost, but the dreams that inspired its crew remain with us. — Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press. — Adam McKay

The Iraqi forces are conducting the Mother of all Retreats. — Dick Cheney

The issue is that [Saddam] has chemical weapons. — Dick Cheney

It's a tougher program for tougher customers. — Dick Cheney

I'm not apologetic with respect to the policies of the Bush administration. I think we basically got it right. — Dick Cheney

When George W. Bush picked Dick Cheney, it was a reassuring sign that the Texas governor would have an experienced, prudent voice at his side. — Jeff Greenfield

Wait, Richard Cheney, as in Dick Cheney? You're a vampire named Dick Cheney? Somehow, that makes you seem more evil. — Molly Harper

I think Barack Obama is a one-term President. — Dick Cheney

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. — Dick Cheney

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

If Edwards gained 60 pounds and lost all his hair, he'd look like Dick Cheney! — Neil Cavuto

I think freedom means freedom for everybody, — Dick Cheney

I did not mean to sodomize Dick Cheney. — Jerry Stahl

We've never made the case, or argued the case, that somehow Osama Bin Laden was directly involved in 9/11. That evidence has never been forthcoming. — Dick Cheney

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. — Dick Cheney

I had other priorities in the sixties than military service. — Dick Cheney

I think President Obama is going to be a one-term president. — Dick Cheney

Enhanced Interrogation is Dick Cheney changing a word, Dick Cheney comes up with a new word to cover his ass! — Jesse Ventura

Other times, we dads are presented as the "enforcer" Vice President, the Dick Cheney. — Jim Gaffigan

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

Obviously, it's a big problem how do we provide quality care to the maximum number of people. And it's not an easy problem to solve. — Dick Cheney

I am a deficit hawk. — Dick Cheney

His regime has had high-level contacts with al Qaeda going back a decade and has provided training to al Qaeda terrorists. — Dick Cheney

I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening. — Barbra Streisand

Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States. — Dick Cheney

You got to have people at the top who respond to and are selected by presidents. — Dick Cheney

I learned early on that if you don't want your memos to get you in trouble someday, just don't write any. — Dick Cheney

Westerners know the difference between a talker and the real deal. If Rick Perry wasn't right to be governor of Texas, why should he be president? — Dick Cheney

Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys. — Dick Cheney

We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. — Dick Cheney

For me, one of the most interesting columns to write was about Dick Cheney when he represented the U.S. at a commemorative ceremony at Auschwitz. — Robin Givhan

I want to avoid personal attacks, ... I promise not to make fun of your singing. — Dick Cheney

You give me a water board, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders.
(Larry King Live, May 11, 2009) — Jesse Ventura

I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. — Dick Cheney

I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency. — Dick Cheney

Two days ahead of schedule, the world witnessed the arrival of a free and sovereign Iraq. — Dick Cheney

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

I can't think of a time when we've had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian. — Dick Cheney

We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons. — Dick Cheney

As a former secretary of defense, I think Donald Rumsfeld is the best secretary of defense the United States has ever had. — Dick Cheney

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. — Dick Cheney

We've had experiences where the president's been shot, but never had a situation where the vice president shot somebody. — Dick Cheney

I'm more concerned with bad guys who got out and released than I am with a few that in fact were innocent. — Dick Cheney

The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I'll kill myself. All we need is one more liar. — Helen Thomas

I support the President's plan to amend the Constitution, banning same-sex marriage. — Dick Cheney

Cheney, Cheney, you can't hide, we charge you with genocide. — Dick Cheney

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? — Dick Cheney

Reagan proved deficits don't matter. — Dick Cheney

Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give to an American. — Edward Snowden

There's overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government — Dick Cheney

That Dick Cheney is pro-torture surprises no one; he freely admits it. — Nick Flynn

I think it's fair to say you can't predict a straight line to victory. You know, there'll be good days and bad days along the way. — Dick Cheney

Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many, — Dick Cheney

I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias. — Dick Cheney

I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11, but there's clearly an established Iraqi track record with terror. — Dick Cheney

Don Rumsfeld is the finest secretary of defense the nation has ever had. — Dick Cheney

Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy. — Dick Cheney

The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people. I mean, these are terrorists for the most part. — Dick Cheney

I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one. — Dick Cheney

I think you can not be blown off course by the fluctuations in the public opinion polls. — Dick Cheney

I worship the ground Paul Ryan walks on. — Dick Cheney

I know he [Richard] went hunting. Maybe well get lucky, and he'll shoot himself in the head. Or maybe a buddy will pull a Dick Cheney. — Karen Metcalf

The bottom line is that we've had enormous successes (in Iraq) and we will continue to have enormous successes. — Dick Cheney

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. — Dick Cheney

Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better. — Dick Cheney

Under our plan you can build wealth, even if you don't have a dollar to spare. — Dick Cheney

I don't think that [the war in Iraq] damaged our reputation around the world. — Dick Cheney