Bushism Quotes - Page 4

• I wish I wasn't the war president. Who in the heck wants to be a war president? I don't.

  George W. Bush

  War, Wish, President

  George W. Bush “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George W. Bush, 2004, Book 2, July 1 to September 30, 2004”, Government Printing Office

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• I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.

  George W. Bush

  Moving, People, News

  "White House Insiders". www.washingtonpost.com. May 13, 2004.

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• We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.

  George W. Bush

  President, Energy, Needs

  "'Scarborough Country' for August 15". www.nbcnews.com. August 16, 2006.

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• I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.

  George W. Bush

  Voice, People, Administration

  www.msnbc.com. March 18, 2009.

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• One of the things important about history is to remember the true history.

  George W. Bush

  Important, Remember

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• Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Mexican, Political

  "Presidency of dunces" by Jonathan Freedland, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2001.

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• And I, unfortunately, have been to too many disasters as president.

  George W. Bush

  President, Disaster, Has Beens

  George W. Bush Briefed on Midwest Flooding, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 17, 2008.

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• It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life.

  George W. Bush

  Sadness, Loss, Lost Friendship

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• First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.

  George W. Bush

  Mean, People, Killers

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• For NASA, space is still a high priority.

  Dan Quayle

  Funny, Witty, Science

  Esquire, Remarks to NASA employees, August 1992.

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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.

  George W. Bush

  Interesting, Dumb, President

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• I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.

  George W. Bush

  Funny, Stupid, Believe

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• I understand small business growth. I was one.

  George W. Bush

  Business, Humor, Insperational

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• Will the highways on the Internet become more few?

  George W. Bush

  Funny, Stupid, Humor

  "The 'misunderestimated' president?". news.bbc.co.uk. January 07, 2009.

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• I think we agree, THE PAST IS OVER.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Past, Thinking

  "Subdued McCain Endorses Bush". David Jackson and Wayne Slater, The Dallas Morning News (May 10, 2000), as quoted in "Make the Pie Higher!", www.snopes.com. July 22, 2008.

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• The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany.

  George W. Bush

  Goal, Democracy, Working Together

  Interview with Kai Diekmann, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 7, 2006.

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

  George W. Bush

  Leadership, Smart, Long

  George W. Bush's remarks in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008.

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• We ought to make the pie higher.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Pie, Political

  "THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE DEBATES; The Evolution of Bush the Debater". www.nytimes.com. September 29, 2000.

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• I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.

  George W. Bush

  Stupid, Silly, Inspiration

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• Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

  George W. Bush

  Funny, Stupid, Humorous

  George W. Bush's remarks on teaching American history and civic education at East Literature Magnet School in Nashville, Tennessee, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. September 17, 2002.

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• I would guess, I would surmise that some of the more spectacular bombings are done by al Qaeda suiciders.

  George W. Bush

  Done, Als, Al Qaeda

  News Conference, www.washingtonpost.com. August 21, 2006.

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• Tribal sovereignty means that. It's sovereign. You're a... you're a... you've been given sovereignty and you're viewed as a sovereign entity.

  George W. Bush

  Mean, Sovereign, American Indian

  George W. Bush “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George W. Bush, 2004, Book 2, July 1 to September 30, 2004”, Government Printing Office

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• The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer - prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down. And I'm one of them.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Prayer, People

  George W. Bush Participates in Briefing at Emergency Operations Center, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. September 3, 2008.

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• This thaw took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw.

  George W. Bush

  "CNN Newsroom" with Rick Sanchez, www.cnn.com. October 20, 2008.

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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.

  George W. Bush

  Silly, Airplane, Airports

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