53 Quotes by Elizabeth Dole

[On Ronald Reagan:] The President doesn't want yes-men around. When he says no, we all say no.

When you're in your nineties and looking back, it's not going to be how much money you made or how many awards you've won. It's really what did you stand for. Did you make a positive difference for people?

To be impacted. Then, once a policy is determined, you call on them to help...

It is not what I do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through me. God does not want worldly successes, He wants me. He wants my heart in submission to Him. Life is not just a few years to spend on self indulgence and career advancement. It is a privilege, a responsibility, a stewardship to be lived according to a much higher calling, God's calling. This alone gives true meaning to life.

We have learned that power is a positive force if it is used for positive purposes.

What you always do before you make a decision is consult. The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted. Then, once policy is determined, you call on them to help you sell it.

Women share with men the need for personal success, even the taste for power, and no longer are we willing to satisfy those needs through the achievements of surrogates, whether husbands, children, or merely role models.

Let's give mid-career professionals, academics, and our best college graduates a clearer path to working and excelling in our public schools,

Money isn't the only answer; sure, it's a factor, but experience counts a lot, ideas, vision, your views on the issues.