Author: George W. Bush Page 18

And so, what Gen. Petraeus is saying, some early signs, still dangerous, but give me – give my chance a plan to work.

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Many Americans have got debts; we want those Americans to be able to pay off that debts.

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Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties.

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

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

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I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.

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I want to thank the astronauts who are with us, the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country.

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We both use Colgate toothpaste.

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Amnesty means that you've got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that.

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I said to her, make sure the rug says ‘optimistic person comes to work.’

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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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You helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17… 1976.

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Now, we talked to Joan Hanover. She and her husband, George, were visiting with us. They are near retirement – retiring – in the process of retiring, meaning they're very smart, active, capable people who are retirement age and are retiring.

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My pro-life position is I believe there's life; it's not necessarily based in religion; I think there's a life there, therefore the notion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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And my concern, David, is several.

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The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer – prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down, and I'm one of them.

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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.

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Listen, I want to thank leaders of the – in the faith – faith – based and community – based community for being here.

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Keep good relations with the Greecians.

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And so the fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine; and when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place.

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So I analyzed that and decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or the beginning of a depression greater than the Great Depression.

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