Subject: Bushisms (Page 21)

The best way to relieve families from time is to let them keep some of their own money.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

But I also made it clear to (Vladimir Putin) that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We stand for things.

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There is no such thing necessarily in a dictatorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

To paraphrase President Kennedy, there's America, and then there's Texas. We have great relations with France. We work closely with the French government on a lot of issues.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Actually, I – this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it; when I’m talking about – when I’m talking about myself, and when he’s talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

There's a lot of neighborliness taking place in the state of Virginia and North Carolina and Maryland, where if somebody hurts and somebody's lonely, somebody needs help is finding refuge and solace because a fellow citizen has taken it upon him or herself to help somebody in need.

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The trial lawyers are very politically powerful… but here in Texas we took them on and got some good medical – medical malpractice.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Natural gas is hemispheric; I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.

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I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.’

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Laura and I will thank them from the bottom of my heart.

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And so the fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine; and when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place.

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I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

This is my maiden voyage… my first speech since I was the president of the United States and I couldn't think of a better place to give it than Calgary, Canada.

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I've not made up our mind about military action.

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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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I’m confident we can work with Congress to come up with an economic stimulus package that will send a clear signal to the risk takers and capital formators of our country.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president