Subject: Bushisms

Bushisms:

Amusing or amazing, unintended or unconventional, errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary attributed to George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States.

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Success is not no violence.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

And so, what Gen. Petraeus is saying, some early signs, still dangerous, but give me – give my chance a plan to work.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The true threat is whether or not one of these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; the Israelis, for example, to whom we'll defend, offer our defenses; the South Koreans.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It’s important for young men and women who look at the Nebraska champs to understand that quality of life is more than just blocking shots.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We are making steadfast progress.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

This thaw – took a while to thaw, it’s going to take a while to unthaw.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We are fully committed to working with both sides to bring the level of terror down to an acceptable level for both.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Keep good relations with the Greecians.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton; he's one of the great Pennsylvania political families.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We ought to make the pie higher.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

There’s no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

As you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's – ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions – you can't – we're out of sanctions.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I hope you leave here and walk out and say, ‘What did he say?’

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president