Author: George W. Bush Page 4

And so, in my State of the State of the Union or state my speech – whatever you want to call it, I asked Americans to give 4,000 years – 4,000 years over the next – the rest of your life – of service to America.

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

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We've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are.

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

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He married, like me, above his head.

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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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We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues; Secretary of State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and peace around the world.

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Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend theirself.

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Wisdom and strength, and my family, is what I'd like for you to pray for.

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We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House – make no mistake about it.

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I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.

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And finally, Mayor Al is with us, the Mayor of Monroe… Al Cappuccilli is here. Thank you, Mayor, for being with us. You must be filling the potholes… picking up the garbage; that's the way to go.

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Let's make sure that there is certainty during uncertain times in our economy.

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There are some similarities, of course [between Iraq and Vietnam] – death is terrible.

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I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.

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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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I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.

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I want to thank you for strategizing our discussions.

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I'm the commander – see, I don't need to explain – I do not need to explain why I say things; that's the interesting thing about being president.

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There’s no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead.

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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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