Subject: Bushisms (Page 20)

I didn't grow up in the ocean – as a matter of fact – near the ocean – I grew up in the desert.

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You subscribe to politics to it. I subscribe freedom to it.

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We both use Colgate toothpaste.

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There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist; that's the most deep thought of all… I can't think of anything more deep than that right.

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There may be some tough times here in America, but this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.

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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.

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See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office – I love to bring people into the Oval Office – right around the corner from here – and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person.

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I was not pleased that Hamas has refused to announce its desire to destroy Israel.

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We’ve had a great weekend here in the Land of the Enchanted.

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I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation's uniform for your sacrifice.

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I’ve reminded the prime minister—the American people, Mr. Prime Minister, over the past months that it was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship.

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It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mential losses.

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We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues; Secretary of State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and peace around the world.

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We are enjoying sluggish times and not enjoying them very much.

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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.

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Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

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We are making steadfast progress.

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By making the right choices, we can make the right choice for our future.

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

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The thing that’s wrong with the French is that they don’t have a word for entrepreneur.

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

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