Subject: Bushisms (Page 18)

I don’t do nuance.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The future will be better tomorrow.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

And one of the things we’ve got to make sure that we do is anything.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We ought to make the pie higher.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be—hold hands.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The federal government and the state government must not fear programs who change lives, but must welcome those faith-based programs for the embetterment [sic] of mankind.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment. It’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I've not made up our mind about military action.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking.”

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I do think we need for a troop to be able to house his family; that's an important part of building morale in the military.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We must have the attitude that every child in America – regardless of where they’re raised or how they’re born – can learn.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.


(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

This is our first event in this beautiful spot, and it's appropriate we talk about policy that will affect people's lives in a positive way in such a beautiful, beautiful part of our national – really, our national park system, my guess is you would want to call it.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I’m thrilled to be here in the breadbasket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America – we can feed ourselves.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy but that could change.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president