Subject: Bushisms (Page 11)

Quotas are bad for America; it's not the way America is all about.

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I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them.

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We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.

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I’m for a stronger death penalty.

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Some call this civil war; others call it emergency – I call it pure evil.

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Mr. Vice President, in all due respect, it is – I'm not sure, 80 percent of the people get the death tax; I know this: 100 percent will get it if I'm the president.

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

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We're going to have the best educated American people in the world.

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He married, like me, above his head.

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I don’t particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.

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The best way to relieve families from time is to let them keep some of their own money.

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I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend.

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For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings; and, folks, this is unacceptable in America.

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The march to war hurt the economy. Laura reminded me a while ago that remember what was on the TV screens –- she calls me, 'George W.' – 'George W.' I call her, 'First Lady.' No, anyway – she said, we said, march to war on our TV screen.

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Amigo! Amigo!

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I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.

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I’m also not very analytical. You know I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.

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

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It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way.

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Tommy (Thompson) is a good listener, and he’s a pretty good actor, too.

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I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president