Subject: Bushisms (Page 18)

I'm the commander – see, I don't need to explain – I do not need to explain why I say things; that's the interesting thing about being president.

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I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region.

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One of the interesting initiatives we’ve taken in Washington, D.C., is we’ve got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a – a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone.

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I need to be able to move the right people to the right place at the right time to protect you, and I'm not going to accept a lousy bill out of the United Nations Senate.

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I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously, but I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.

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When I’m talking about… when I’m talking about myself, and when he’s talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.

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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.

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I'd rather have them sacrificing on behalf of our nation than, you know, endless hours of testimony on congressional hill.

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It's going to require numerous IRA agents.

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I love the idea of a school in which people come to get educated and stay in the state in which they're educated.

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I’m going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there’s an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.

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I want to make sure everybody who has a job wants a job.

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

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You know, when I campaigned here in 2000, I said, I want to be a war president; no president wants to be a war president, but I am one.

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We've tripled the amount of money – I believe it's from $50 million up to $195 million available.

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The senator has got to understand if he's going to have – he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road. 

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I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe – I believe what I believe is right.

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I’ve got God’s shoulder to cry on… and I cry a lot.

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You can fool some of the people all the time… and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

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John Thune has got a common-sense vision for good forest policy, I look forward to working with him in the United Nations Senate to preserve these national heritages.

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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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