Subject: Bushisms (Page 5)

I will have a foreign-handed foreign policy.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

These people don't have tanks… they don't have ships… they hide in caves… they send suiciders out.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

So on behalf of a well-oiled unit of people who came together to serve something greater than themselves, “Congratulations.”

(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

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The United States and Russia are in the midst of a transformationed relationship that will yield peace and progress.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

They misunderestimated me.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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

Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction. Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I don’t bring God into my life to… to… you know, kind of be a political person.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

A lot of times in politics you have people look you in the eye and tell you what's not on their mind.

(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

The students at Yale came from all different backgrounds and all parts of the country. Within months, I knew many of them.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I’m confident we can work with Congress to come up with an economic stimulus package that will send a clear signal to the risk takers and capital formators of our country.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

You see, the Senate wants to take away some of the powers of the administrative branch.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It’s terrible how those killers at Columbine had their hearts turned dark as a result of being on the Internet.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president