Author: George W. Bush Page 2

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
Bushisms

And that’s why I’m here at the community college system today.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

Do you have blacks, too?

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

I think it's very important for world leaders to understand that when a new administration comes in, the new administration will be running the foreign policy.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
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I’m plowed [sic] of the leadership of Chuck Grassley and Greg Ganske and Jim Leach.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
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Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend theirself.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
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Many Americans have got debts; we want those Americans to be able to pay off that debts.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

There is some who say that perhaps freedom is not universal; maybe it's only Western people that can self-govern; maybe it's only, you know, white-guy Methodists who are capable of self-government… I reject that notion.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

I'm going to try to see if I can remember as much to make it sound like I'm smart on the subject.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be—hold hands.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.


(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

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
Bushisms

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Misspokements

After all, it is where children from all over America learn to be responsible citizens, and learn to have the skills necessary to take advantage of our fantastic opportunistic society.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

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.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

If he's… the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a… is a noble institution I would… I would strongly reject that assumption… that John Ashcroft is a open-minded, inclusive person.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

Mars is essentially in the same orbit… Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms