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"This thaw -- took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." On liquidity in the markets, Alexandria, La., Oct. 20, 2008
"I didn't grow up in the ocean -- as a matter of fact -- near the ocean -- I grew up in the desert. Therefore, it was a pleasant contrast to see the ocean. And I particularly like it when I'm fishing."
"Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted."
"Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people."
"There is some who say that perhaps freedom is not universal. Maybe it's only Western people that can self-govern. Maybe it's only, you know, white-guy Methodists who are capable of self-government. I reject that notion."
"We've got a lot of relations with countries in our neighborhood."
"One of the things important about history is to remember the true history."
"Let's make sure that there is certainty during uncertain times in our economy."
"And so the fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place."
"A lot of times in politics you have people look you in the eye and tell you what's not on their mind."
"And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq."
"I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be -- hold hands." --George W. Bush, on how he can contribute to the Middle East peace process, Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2008
"I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it."
"In other words, he was given an option: Are you with us or are you not with us? And he made a clear decision to be with us, and he's acted on that advice." --George W. Bush, on President Pervez Musharraf, Crawford, Texas, Nov. 10, 2007
"We're going to -- we'll be sending a person on the ground there pretty soon to help implement the malaria initiative, and that initiative will mean spreading nets and insecticides throughout the country so that we can see a reduction in death of young children that -- a death that we can cure."
"All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone."
"I fully understand those who say you can't win this thing militarily. That's exactly what the United States military says, that you can't win this military."
"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions."
"You know, when you give a man more money in his pocket -- in this case, a woman more money in her pocket to expand a business, it -- they build new buildings. And when somebody builds a new building somebody has got to come and build the building. And when the building expanded it prevented additional opportunities for people to work."
"All of us in America want there to be fairness when it comes to justice."
"I've got God's shoulder to cry on. And I cry a lot. I do a lot of crying in this job. I'll bet I've shed more tears than you can count, as president."
"Amnesty means that you've got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that." --George W. Bush, on the immigration reform bill, Washington, D.C., June 26, 2007
"This process has been drug out a long time, which says to me it's political." --George W. Bush, discussing the controversy surrounding Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 11, 2007
"There's a lot of blowhards in the political process, you know, a lot of hot-air artists, people who have got something fancy to say."
"My relationship with this good man is where I've been focused, and that's where my concentration is. And I don't regret any other aspect of it. And so I -- we filled a lot of space together."
"You helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17 -- 1976."
"There are jobs Americans aren't doing. ... If you've got a chicken factory, a chicken-plucking factory, or whatever you call them, you know what I'm talking about."
"My job is a job to make decisions. I'm a decision -- if the job description were, what do you do -- it's decision maker."
"The solution to Iraq -- an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself -- is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad."
"That's why we are inconveniencing air traffickers, to make sure nobody is carrying weapons on airplanes."
"I'm a strong proponent of the restoration of the wetlands, for a lot of reasons. There's a practical reason, though, when it comes to hurricanes: The stronger the wetlands, the more likely the damage of the hurricane."
"And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it."
"I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality."
"The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope -- an ideology of hate -- excuse me --with an ideology of hope."
"I’m sure you can imagine it is an unimaginable honor to live here"
"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
"No senior citizen should ever have to choose between prescription drugs and medicine."
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change."
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
"We have the best educated American people in the world."
"One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures."
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it."
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."
"You can’t take the high horse… and then claim the low road."
"In order for us to get the framework, the groundwork --, not framework -- the groundwork, to discuss a framework for peace…"
"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."
'I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.' |
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