Subject: Bushisms (Page 6)

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

If you’ve got somebody in harm’s way, you want the president being – making advice, not – be given advice by the military, and not making decisions based upon the latest Gallup poll or focus group.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

If I become president, we're going to have emergency-room care, we're going to have gag orders.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I understand small business growth… I was one.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

What I'm telling you is there's too many junk lawsuits suing too many doctors.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?'… well, Mandela's dead; because Saddam killed all the Mandelas.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I confirmed to the prime minister that we appreciate our friendship.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Reading is the basics for all learning.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

And so, in my State of the State of the Union or state my speech – whatever you want to call it, I asked Americans to give 4,000 years – 4,000 years over the next – the rest of your life – of service to America.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

My trip to Asia begins here in Japan for an important reason; it begins here because for a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times.

(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

Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Vulcanize society!

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done; and to the C students, I say, you too can be the President of the United States.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Other Republican candidates may retort [sic] to personal attacks and negative ads.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Washington is a town where there's all kinds of allegations… And if people have got solid information, please come forward with it. And that would be people inside the information who are the so-called anonymous sources, or people outside the information – outside the administration.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think war is a dangerous place.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president