Subject: Bushisms (Page 19)

I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
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Oftentimes what I try to say in Washington gets filtered and sometimes my words in Washington don't exactly translate directly to the people.

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I can assure you that, even though I won’t be sitting through every single moment of the seminars, nor will the vice president, we will look at the summaries.

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My attitude is, if they're still writing about [number] one, 43 doesn't need to worry about it.

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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.

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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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The great thing about America is everybody should vote.

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One year ago today, the time for excuse making has come to an end.

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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'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again; there just is… that's the reality of the world… and I wish him all the very best.

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We got plenty of money in Washington; what we need is more priority.

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Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted.

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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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I haven’t had a chance to talk, but I’m confident we’ll get a bill that I can live with if we don’t.

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We want them to know how to teach the science of reading… in order to make sure there's not this kind of federal… federal cufflink.

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

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I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions; I can't answer your question.

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Iran would be dangerous if they have a nuclear weapon.

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This thaw – took a while to thaw, it’s going to take a while to unthaw.

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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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The true strength of America happens when a neighbor loves a neighbor just like they'd like to be loved themselves.

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