Subject: Bushisms (Page 14)

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.

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And Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.

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We've got pockets of persistent poverty in our society, which I refuse to declare defeat – I mean, I refuse to allow them to continue on; and so one of the things that we're trying to do is to encourage a faith-based initiative to spread its wings all across America, to be able to capture this great compassionate spirit.

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And so, I hope investors, you know-secondly, I hope investors hold investments for periods of time – that I've always found the best investments are those that you salt away based on economics.

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

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The senator has got to understand if he's going to have – he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road. 

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The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.

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More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than – I say more Muslims – a lot of Muslims have died – I don’t know the exact count – at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there’s been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill.

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Laura and I really don’t realize how bright our children is sometimes until we get an objective analysis.

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People say, well, do you ever hear any other voices other than, like, a few people? … of course I do.

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Your eminence, you're looking good.

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I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth.

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

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The challenge facing the United States is that we have to be right one time. I mean 100% of the time.

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

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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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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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There's a huge trust; I see it all the time when people come up to me and say, 'I don't want you to let me down again.’

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I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton; he's one of the great Pennsylvania political families.

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I think it was in the Rose Garden where I issued this brilliant statement: If I had a magic wand – but the president doesn't have a magic wand.

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It's very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America.

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