Author: George W. Bush Page 21

Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking.”

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forth to describe the location of the hole, is to give clues and data.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

There is some who say that perhaps freedom is not universal; maybe it's only Western people that can self-govern; maybe it's only, you know, white-guy Methodists who are capable of self-government… I reject that notion.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

You subscribe to politics to it. I subscribe freedom to it.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

They misunderestimated me.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We want people owning their home – we want people owning a businesses.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We are fully committed to working with both sides to bring the level of terror down to an acceptable level for both.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

My answer is bring them on.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a – a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The question is, who ought to make that decision? … the Congress or the commanders? … and as you know, my position is clear – I'm a commander guy.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think it's very important for world leaders to understand that when a new administration comes in, the new administration will be running the foreign policy.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I believe the results of focusing our attention and energy on teaching children to read and having an education system that's responsive to the child and to the parents, as opposed to mired in a system that refuses to change, will make America what we want it to be – a more literate country and a hopefuller country.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I'm sure you can imagine it's an unimaginable honor to live here.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

America better beware of a candidate who is willing to stretch reality in order to win points.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

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

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president