Author: George W. Bush Page 17

This is our first event in this beautiful spot, and it's appropriate we talk about policy that will affect people's lives in a positive way in such a beautiful, beautiful part of our national – really, our national park system, my guess is you would want to call it.

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Our nation must come together to unite.

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I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality.

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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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We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure.

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The government is not the surplus’s money…

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They (enemies) never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

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A lot of times in politics you have people look you in the eye and tell you what's not on their mind.

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And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen.

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Amigo! Amigo!

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See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate – not 'commiserate' – the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief.

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She's just trying to make sure Anthony gets a good meal… Antonio.

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Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

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My mom often used to say, "The trouble with W" – although she didn't put that to words.

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Listen, I want to thank leaders of the – in the faith – faith – based and community – based community for being here.

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This is historic times.

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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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Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties.

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Reading is the basics for all learning.

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And most importantly, Alma Powell, secretary of Colin Powell, is with us.

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I became totally inebriated with hitting the big one.

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