Subject: Bushisms (Page 19)

I understand small business growth… I was one.

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The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

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

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I’ve got God’s shoulder to cry on… and I cry a lot.

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And everybody wants to be loved – not everybody… you never heard anybody say, ‘I want to be despised, I’m running for office.’

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I didn't grow up in the ocean – as a matter of fact – near the ocean – I grew up in the desert.

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This is Preservation Month… I appreciate preservation… it's what you do when you run for president… you gotta preserve.

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I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.

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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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I’m thrilled to be here in the breadbasket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America – we can feed ourselves.

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I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will.

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Nothing can be further than the truth.

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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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I know something about being a government. And you’ve got a good one.

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These people don't have tanks… they don't have ships… they hide in caves… they send suiciders out.

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I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging.

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Drug therapies are replacing a lot of medicines as we used to know it.

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I appreciate that question because I, in the state of Texas, had heard a lot of discussion about a faith-based initiative eroding the important bridge between church and state.

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We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end.

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Soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and Coastmen – Coast Guardmen, thanks for coming, thanks for wearing the uniform.

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I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans.

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