Vice President Quotes
When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around.
Dick Cheney
Former Vice President of the United States
I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.
Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States
I reached a point towards the end on the old heart where I had trouble getting out of a chair. All I wanted to do was get out of bed in the morning and walk to my office and sit back down in the chair. Now I throw 50 pound bags of horse feed in the back of my pickup truck and I don't even think about it. I'm back doing those things.
Dick Cheney
Former Vice President of the United States
Here's the thing: every office I've run for I was the first to win. First person of color. First woman. First woman of color. Every time.
Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States
We were trying to get all of the planes down out of the sky. And we watched as the towers of the World Trade Center collapsed - something no one expected and anticipated. And you could sit there and see and be aware that thousands of people were at that moment being killed as a result of the terrorist attacks that struck the United States.
Dick Cheney
Former Vice President of the United States
You got to have people at the top who respond to and are selected by presidents.
Dick Cheney
Former Vice President of the United States
The truth is that the vast majority of Americans are good, fair, and just, and they want their country to reflect those ideals.
Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States
Direct threats require decisive action.
Dick Cheney
Former Vice President of the United States
There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and 'how well you look'.
Nelson Rockefeller
Former Vice President of the United States
It is no coincidence that the growth of modern tyrants has in every case been heralded by the growth of prejudice.
Henry A. Wallace
Former Vice President of the United States
I'm absolutely convinced that the threat we face now, the idea of a terrorist in the middle of one of our cities with a nuclear weapon, is very real and that we have to use extraordinary measures to deal with it.
Dick Cheney
Former Vice President of the United States
What is real is that adultery destroys tens of thousands of families every year across America. What is real is that adultery scars tens of thousands of children emotionally and psychologically every year. What is real is that adultery is an open wound in a relationship which more often than not overflows into domestic violence or worse.
Mike Pence
Former Vice President of the United States
Years ago on my radio show, I used to say, 'I'm a conservative, but I'm not in a bad mood about it.' I've always believed that civility in heavy doses is essential in self-government.
Mike Pence
Former Vice President of the United States
The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people.
Mike Pence
Former Vice President of the United States
I disagree with any policy that would turn America's back on people who are fleeing harm. I frankly believe that it is contrary to everything that we have symbolically and actually said we stand for.
Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States
And the fact of the matter is there were thousands of people that went through those training camps in Afghanistan. We know they are seeking deadlier weapons - chemical, biological and nuclear weapons if they can get it.
Dick Cheney
Former Vice President of the United States
The obvious types of American fascists are dealt with on the air and in the press. These demagogues and stooges are fronts for others. Dangerous as these people may be, they are not so significant as thousands of other people who have never been mentioned.
Henry A. Wallace
Former Vice President of the United States
I understood that with the swipe of my pen as a prosecutor, I would have the decision in my pen to make a decision about someone's life.
Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States
We don't have to let extremists define us.
Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States
There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me.
Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States