Author: George W. Bush Page 3

The important question is, how many hands have I shaked?

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Kosovians can move back in.

(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

Nothing he [Saddam Hussein] has done has convinced me – I'm confident the Secretary of Defense – that he is the kind of fellow that is willing to forgo weapons of mass destruction, is willing to be a peaceful neighbor, that is – will honor the people – the Iraqi people of all stripes, will – values human life.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Quotas are bad for America; it's not the way America is all about.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I love the idea of a school in which people come to get educated and stay in the state in which they're educated.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I'm a follower of American politics.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House – make no mistake about it.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

And there's no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I want to thank you for strategizing our discussions.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We want to develop defenses that are capable of defending ourselves and defenses capable of defending others.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We're kicking ass.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

This is historic times.

(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

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

I miss being pampered.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president