Dick Cheney State Quotations

And what we've seen recently that has raised our level of concern to the current state of unrest ... is that he now is trying, through his illicit procurement network, to acquire the equipment he needs to be able to enrich uranium -- specifically, aluminum tubes,

It's a very serious problem, it's not just a difference of opinion. He makes these statements as if there's absolutely nothing wrong in the U.S. military, and then says ... we're going to spend $100 million to fix it. You can't have it both ways.

He's a good man, a man of generous instincts and high standards, ... Yesterday he said goodbye to his home state of Texas. Let us now welcome him to Washington as the next president of the United States.

The threat to the continental United States and our infrastructure is changing and evolving,

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.

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

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

The good Lord didn't see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected regimes friendly to the United States. Occasionally we have to operate in places where, all considered, one would not normally choose to go. But we go where the business is.

Nothing could shake his determination to rebuild the strength and the morale of every branch of the United States military,

Our mission in Iraq is a great undertaking and part of a larger mission that the United States accepted now more than two years ago. September 11, 2001 changed everything for this country.

Four years ago, some said the world had grown calm, and many assumed that the United States was invulnerable to danger. That thought might have been comforting; it was also false. Like other generations of Americans, we soon discovered that history had great and unexpected duties in store for us.

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 think different states are likely to come to different conclusions and that's appropriate. I don't think there should necessarily be a federal policy in this area.

For our part, the United States is keeping all options on the table.

The United States will do all it can to help end the tragic violence between the Palestinians and Israelis and return the parties to a productive negotiating process,

If the purpose of naming an aircraft carrier is to convey the strength and seriousness of this country and our military, then we have certainly accomplished that, ... Something tells me that any potential adversary of the United States will take notice when word arrives that the USS Ronald Reagan has been sighted offshore.

If there's a place on the face of the earth that has the resources to deal with these problems it's the United States of America, and we're going to get it done, ... There's no question there were problems with respect to the evacuation in New Orleans. We've gotten around that problem now, and I think everyone's focused on the future.

Increasingly, we believe that the United States may well become the target of those activities,

We will not permit a brutal dictator with ties to terrorists and a record of reckless aggression to dominate the Middle East and to threaten the United States of America.

is the best secretary of defense the United States has ever had.

I can say that we, in fact, are consistent with the commitments of the United States that we don't engage in torture, and we don't.

victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations and a terrible blow to the future security of the United States of America.

very publicly lobbying the Congress of the United States advocating the use of terror.

What is not legitimate -- and what I will again say is dishonest and reprehensible -- is the suggestion by some U.S. senators that the president of the United States or any member of his administration purposely misled the American people on prewar intelligence,

What is not legitimate ? and I will again say is dishonest and reprehensible ? is the suggestion by some U.S. senators that the president of the United States or any member of his administration purposely misled the American people on prewar intelligence,

Texas is a large industrial state with a rapidly growing population. We have not solved all the problems in Texas, but we've certainly made major progress and the record is a good one,