Subject: Bushisms (Page 5)

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

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I spoke out against interracial dating; I support the policy of interracial dating.

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It's clearly a budget; it's got a lot of numbers in it.

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A leadership is someone who brings people together.

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

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I'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again; there just is… that's the reality of the world… and I wish him all the very best.

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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.

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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 am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans.

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We are making steadfast progress.

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We got plenty of money in Washington; what we need is more priority.

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I firmly believe that the death tax is good for people from all walks of like all throughout our society.

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One reason I like to highlight reading is, reading is the beginnings of the ability to be a good student. And if you can’t read, it’s going to be hard to realize dreams; it’s going to be hard to go to college.

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It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then.

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And I look forward to working with Congress. As you know, appropriators are appropriators. They live up to their name, whether they be Republicans or Democrats. They like to appropriate. And our jobs as chief executives is to make sure they appropriate within reasonable levels.

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

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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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So long as I'm the president, my measure of success is victory – and success.

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Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.

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