| 271 George W Bush Quotes and Sayings | Score |
|---|---|
| We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe¸ to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own | 85 |
| Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world¸ nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people | 77 |
| For diplomacy to be effective¸ words must be credible | 76 |
| Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility¸ courage¸ compassion and character | 75 |
| A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier¸ there's no question about it | 73 |
| The best thing about my family is my wife. She is a great first lady. I know that sounds not very objective¸ but that's how I feel. And she's also patient. Putting up with me requires a lot of patience | 73 |
| I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together | 72 |
| Bring them on | 70 |
| The key for a peace to happen is for both parties to assume their necessary obligations and responsibilities¸ to create the conditions so that people have confidence | 70 |
| We're kicking ass | 70 |
| Listen¸ this guy has done a fabulous job | 69 |
| Thank you¸ your Holiness. Awesome speech | 69 |
| A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your Commander-in-Chief | 68 |
| Great tragedy has come to us¸ and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country¸ with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are | 68 |
| I tell people¸ let's don't fear the future¸ let's shape it | 68 |
| I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office | 68 |
| You know¸ I went to Washington to solve problems¸ not to pass them on to future Presidents and future generations | 68 |
| So community colleges are accessible¸ they're available¸ they're affordable¸ and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words¸ if there's a need for a certain kind of worker¸ I presume your curriculums evolved over time | 67 |
| Somehow it seeped in their conscious that my attitude was just simply stay the course. Stay the course means let's get the job done¸ but it doesn't mean staying stuck on a strategy or tactics that may not be working. So perhaps I need to do a better job of explaining that we're constantly adjusting | 67 |
| When I take action¸ I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive | 67 |
| How can you possibly have an international agreement that's effective unless countries like China and India are not full participants? | 66 |
| I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free¸ not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way | 66 |
| Iraqis are sick of foreign people coming in their country and trying to destabilize their country | 66 |
| Let me start off by saying that in 2000 I said¸ "Vote for me. I'm an agent of change". In 2004¸ I said¸ "I'm not interested in change¸ I want to continue as president". Every candidate has got to say "change". That's what the American people expect | 65 |
| The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty¸ the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch | 65 |
| We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below¸ and it's a valley of peace | 65 |
| After the chaos and carnage of September 11th¸ it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers | 64 |
| I aim to be a competitive nation | 64 |
| 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 | 64 |
| The course of this conflict is not known¸ yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear¸ justice and cruelty¸ have always been at war¸ and we know that God is not neutral between them | 64 |
| We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence¸ and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray | 64 |
| We've got a lot of relations with countries in our neighborhood | 64 |
| And truth of the matter is¸ a lot of reports in Washington are never read by anybody. To show you how important this one is¸ I read it | 63 |
| Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation | 63 |
| If people want to get to know me better¸ they've got to know my parents and the values my parents instilled in me¸ and the fact that I was raised in West Texas¸ in the middle of the desert¸ a long way away from anywhere¸ hardly. There's a certain set of values you learn in that experience | 63 |
| I'm going to try to see if I can remember as much to make it sound like I'm smart on the subject | 63 |
| Well¸ you know¸ it's hard to make people love one another. I wish I knew the law because I would darn sure sign it. I wish I knew the law that said all of us would be good parents | 63 |
| It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue | 62 |
| We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression¸ while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace | 62 |
| You know¸ I guess I'm like any other political figure: Everybody wants to be loved | 62 |
| Either we'll succeed¸ or we won't succeed. And the definition of success as I described is sectarian violence down. Success is not no violence | 61 |
| I grieve for every death. It breaks my heart to think about a family weeping over the loss of a loved one. I understand the anguish that some feel about the death that takes place | 61 |
| For us¸ every day is Earth Day | 61 |
| I think it's important for me to be thoughtful and sensitive to those who have got something to say. But I think it's also important for me to go on with my life¸ to keep a balanced life | 61 |
| And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede¸ why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read? | 60 |
| Anybody who is in a position to serve this country ought to understand the consequences of words | 60 |
| Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings¸ but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel¸ but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve | 60 |
| We work very closely with the foreign ministers of France¸ Germany¸ and Great Britain¸ who have been the folks delivering the message to the mullahs that if you expect to be part of the world of nations¸ get rid of your nuklear programs | 60 |
| After listening to the litany of complaints and the dour pessimism¸ I did all I could not to make a bad face | 59 |
| And I want those who are questioning it to step up and explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard than a Great British company | 59 |
| Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward¸ and freedom will be defended | 59 |
| I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand | 59 |
| In terms of timetables¸ as quickly as possible¸ whatever that means | 59 |
| It's a heck of a place to bring your family | 59 |
| The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been¸ some say February¸ some say March¸ some speculate maybe earlier it started¸ but nevertheless¸ it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq¸ this kind of march to war¸ affected the economy | 59 |
| We want people owning their home¸ we want people owning a businesses | 59 |
| America is a Nation with a mission¸ and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate¸ no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace¸ a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman | 58 |
| I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving | 58 |
| Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue | 58 |
| That's why we are inconveniencing air traffickers¸ to make sure nobody is carrying weapons on airplanes | 58 |
| A good marriage is really good after serving together in Washington¸ DC | 58 |
| I want to thank the astronauts who are with us¸ the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country | 57 |
| There's a gap between what he promises and what he says he's going to do | 57 |
| Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes¸ I do | 57 |
| I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade¸ the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch | 58 |
| I'm the master of low expectations | 57 |
| My job is a decision-making job¸ and as a result¸ I make a lot of decisions | 57 |
| No question in my mind these are tough times for America. But there's no question in my mind we'll prevail. Right is on our side. And we'll prevail¸ because we're a fabulous nation¸ and we're a fabulous nation because we're a nation full of fabulous people | 57 |
| Politics comes and goes¸ but your principles don't | 57 |
| The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway | 57 |
| We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them | 57 |
| I'm going to tell you what I really think is going to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment. That's why I proposed a hydrogen automobile¸ hydrogen-generated automobile. We're spending 1 billion dollars to come up with the technologies to do that | 56 |
| I've got God's shoulder to cry on. And I cry a lot. I do a lot of crying in this job. I'll bet I've shed more tears than you can count | 56 |
| The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war | 56 |
| The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free¸ and proud¸ and fighting terror¸ and America is honored to be their friend | 56 |
| There needs to be debates¸ like we're going through. There needs to be town-hall meetings. There needs to be travel. This is a huge country | 56 |
| All I can tell you is when the governor calls¸ I answer his phone | 55 |
| 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 | 55 |
| Everywhere that freedom stirs¸ let tyrants fear | 55 |
| I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself¸ but for predecessors as well | 55 |
| I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times | 55 |
| One of the things important about history is to remember the true history | 55 |
| See¸ I have a different philosophy. I'm a compassionate conservative. I think government ought to help people realize their dreams¸ not tell them how to live their lives | 55 |
| The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States¸ and war is what they got | 55 |
| You can fool some of the people all the time¸ and those are the ones you want to concentrate on | 55 |
| After all¸ Europe is America's closest ally | 54 |
| America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met¸ the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men¸ women and children | 54 |
| America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril¸ we cannot wait for the final proof¸ the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud | 54 |
| As yesterday's positive report card shows¸ childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured | 54 |
| Give me a chance to be your president and America will be safer and stronger and better | 54 |
| Make sure the rug says "optimistic person comes to work" | 54 |
| I'm here to tell you I've got a reason to seek the presidency again. There is a reason to want to serve¸ and that's to keep the country safer and stronger and better | 54 |
| My grandfather was raised right here in Columbus¸ Ohio. So I'm here to ask that you send a homeboy back to Washington¸ DC | 54 |
| The march to war affected the people's confidence. It's hard to make investment. See¸ if you're a small business owner or a large business owner and you're thinking about investing¸ you've got to be optimistic when you invest. Except when you're marching to war¸ it's not a very optimistic thought¸ is it? In other words¸ it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war | 54 |
| I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth | 53 |
| I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean¸ there's a certain patience¸ a certain discipline¸ I think¸ that religion helps you achieve | 53 |
| On September 11 2001¸ America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then¸ and we are resolved today¸ to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America | 53 |
| The German asparagus are fabulous | 53 |
| 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 | 53 |
| To those of you who received honours¸ awards and distinctions¸ I say well done. And to the C students¸ I say you¸ too¸ can be president of the United States | 53 |
| A lot of times in politics you have people look you in the eye and tell you what's not on their mind | 52 |
| Brownie¸ you're doing a heck of a job | 52 |
| I can hear you¸ the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon | 52 |
| If this were a dictatorship¸ it'd be a heck of a lot easier¸ just so long as I'm the dictator | 52 |
| Mother is coming out of the hospital. I hope they don't put this on TV¸ but she's a tough old bird¸ whose spirits are soaring high | 52 |
| Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals¸ as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along | 52 |
| The answer to your question about reconstruction efforts¸ the answer is¸ who can do the best job for the Iraqi people? | 52 |
| The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake¸ we will show the world that we will pass the test | 52 |
| What I'm telling you is there's too many junk lawsuits suing too many doctors | 52 |
| America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people | 51 |
| The campaign has ended¸ and the United States of America goes forward with confidence and faith | 51 |
| The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now¸ and you and I will not be around to see it | 51 |
| And I remind people¸ when they think about the conflict we're in¸ to think about World War II¸ when an enemy of ours¸ Japan¸ for example¸ is now a loyal friend and an ally because of the hard work we did¸ not only during the war¸ but in the post-war reconstruction of Japan | 50 |
| And the second way to defeat the terrorists is to spread freedom. You see¸ the best way to defeat a society that is¸ doesn't have hope¸ a society where people become so angry they're willing to become suiciders¸ is to spread freedom¸ is to spread democracy | 50 |
| Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction | 50 |
| I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess¸ it's the Mother in me | 50 |
| In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis¸ you don't have much time to sit around and wander¸ lonely¸ in the Oval Office¸ kind of asking different portraits¸ "How do you think my standing will be"? | 50 |
| Some call this civil war¸ others call it emergency¸ I call it pure evil | 50 |
| I promise you I will listen to what has been said here¸ even though I wasn't here | 49 |
| I want to send the signal to our enemy that you have aroused a compassionate and decent and mighty nation¸ and we're going to hunt you down | 49 |
| Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough | 49 |
| See¸ in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in¸ to kind of catapult the propaganda | 49 |
| Suiciders are willing to kill innocent life in order to send the projection that this is an impossible mission | 49 |
| The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law | 49 |
| Your eminence¸ you're looking good | 49 |
| Bush goes to Hel. That's what a lot of people want | 48 |
| If you've ever been a governor of a state¸ you understand the vast potential of broadband technology | 48 |
| I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality | 48 |
| I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake | 48 |
| It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it | 48 |
| We thought we were protected forever from trade policy or terrorist attacks because oceans protected us | 48 |
| Wisdom and strength¸ and my family¸ is what I'd like for you to pray for | 48 |
| Let me talk about the guy throwing his shoe. It's one way to gain attention. It's like going to a political rally and having people yell at you. It's like driving down the street and having people not gesturing with all five fingers. I don't know what the guy's cause is | 47 |
| I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system | 47 |
| That's George Washington¸ the first president¸ of course. The interesting thing about him is that I read three three or four books about him last year. Isn't that interesting? | 47 |
| The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country¸ obviously | 47 |
| This process has been drug out a long time¸ which says to me it's political | 47 |
| We have enough coal to last for 250 years¸ yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge | 47 |
| You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box | 47 |
| After standing on the stage¸ after the debates¸ I made it very plain¸ we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet¸ this week¸ we will have an all-volunteer army! | 46 |
| Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks. Don't buy gas if you don't need it | 46 |
| Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us¸ or you are with the terrorists | 46 |
| I appreciate my love for Laura | 46 |
| I believe the role of the military is to fight and win war and therefore prevent war from happening in the first place | 46 |
| I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority | 46 |
| I try to go for longer runs¸ but it's tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track. It's sad that I can't run longer. It's one of the saddest things about the presidency | 46 |
| I want to thank the President and the CEO of Constellation Energy¸ Mayo Shattuck. That's a pretty cool first name¸ isn't it¸ Mayo. Pass the Mayo | 46 |
| It's a myth to think I don't know what's going on. It's a myth to think that I'm not aware that there's opinions that don't agree with mine¸ because I'm fully aware of that | 46 |
| Justice ought to be fair | 46 |
| My job is to¸ like¸ think beyond the immediate | 46 |
| Part of the facts is understanding we have a problem¸ and part of the facts is what you're going to do about it | 46 |
| The important question is¸ how many hands have I shaked? | 46 |
| And one thing we want during this war on terror is for people to feel like their life's moving on¸ that they're able to make a living and send their kids to college and put more money on the table | 45 |
| I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom | 45 |
| I will not withdraw¸ even if Laura and Barney are the only ones supporting me | 45 |
| If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles¸ come and join this campaign | 45 |
| So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well | 45 |
| When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ¸ when you accept Christ as the savior¸ it changes your heart | 45 |
| Amnesty means that you've got to pay a price for having been here illegally¸ and this bill does that | 44 |
| For all who love freedom and peace¸ the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place | 44 |
| I own a timber company? That's news to me. Need some wood? | 44 |
| I think you can do your job better if you're fit. People think more clearly if you're fit | 44 |
| My thoughts are¸ we're going to get somebody who knows what they're talking about when it comes to rebuilding cities | 44 |
| Should the Iranian regime-do they have the sovereign right to have civilian nuclear power? So¸ like¸ if I were you¸ that's what I'd ask me. And the answer is¸ yes¸ they do | 44 |
| The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom | 44 |
| We stand for things | 44 |
| Wow! Brazil is big | 44 |
| And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about¸ you can find it¸ no matter how hard you look¸ you know? | 43 |
| And I¸ unfortunately¸ have been to too many disasters as president | 43 |
| Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger¸ which in Texas is called "walking" | 43 |
| This business about graceful exit just simply has no realism to it at all | 43 |
| We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be the Struggle Against Ideological Extremists Who Do Not Believe in Free Societies Who Happen to Use Terror as a Weapon to Try to Shake the Conscience of the Free World | 43 |
| All of us in America want there to be fairness when it comes to justice | 42 |
| And so during these holiday seasons¸ we thank our blessings | 42 |
| Iraq has got people there that are willing to kill¸ and they're hard-nosed killers | 42 |
| I think if you know what you believe¸ it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question | 42 |
| I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome | 42 |
| I wish I wasn't the war president. Who in the heck wants to be a war president? I don't | 42 |
| Let's make sure that there is certainty during uncertain times in our economy | 42 |
| There¸ it's¸ you know¸ one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror | 42 |
| You bet I cut the taxes at the top. That encourages entrepreneurship. What we Republicans should stand for is growth in the economy. We ought to make the pie higher | 42 |
| Amigo! Amigo! | 41 |
| Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again? | 41 |
| I hope you leave here and walk out and say¸ "What did he say"? | 41 |
| I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein | 41 |
| Let me make sure the seniors hear me loud and clear. They've had their chance to get something done | 41 |
| People don't need to worry about security. This deal wouldn't go forward if we were concerned about the security for the United States of America | 41 |
| Recession means that people's incomes¸ at the employer level¸ are going down¸ basically¸ relative to costs¸ people are getting laid off | 41 |
| The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants | 41 |
| 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 | 41 |
| And my concern¸ David¸ is several | 40 |
| Oh¸ no¸ we're not going to have any casualties | 40 |
| Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary¸ confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror | 40 |
| The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him | 40 |
| The thing that's wrong with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur | 40 |
| There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country | 40 |
| But the best way to protect our citizens from guns is to prosecute those who commit crimes with guns | 39 |
| I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them | 39 |
| Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer¸ not the hunter | 39 |
| The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole¸ and now sits in a prison cell | 39 |
| The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger | 39 |
| This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating | 39 |
| I just want you to know that¸ when we talk about war¸ we're really talking about peace | 38 |
| I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun | 38 |
| Like you¸ I have been disgraced about what I've seen on TV that took place in prison. | 38 |
| The only way we can win is to leave before the job is done | 38 |
| The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail¸ and the Iraqi people will live in freedom | 38 |
| I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle. He's bigger than that | 37 |
| There will be big differences in this campaign. They're going to raise your taxes¸ we're not | 37 |
| We both use Colgate toothpaste | 37 |
| First of all¸ I don't see America having problems | 36 |
| I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think¸ because I live in America¸ where it's nice and safe and secure | 36 |
| Occasionally. One of the things I've used on the Google is to pull up maps. It's very interesting to see¸ I've forgot the name of the program¸ but you get the satellite¸ and you can¸ like¸ I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes | 36 |
| This way of life is worth defending | 36 |
| He's going to tax all of you | 35 |
| I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army | 35 |
| I think people who generally run for office say¸ vote for me¸ I'm looking forward to fixing your potholes¸ or making sure you got bread on the table | 35 |
| I will have a vice president who can become the president. I will have a vice president that agrees with my policy. I'm going to have a vice president that likes me | 35 |
| It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life | 35 |
| See¸ the irony is that what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit¸ and it's over | 35 |
| The relations with¸ uhh¸ Europe are important relations¸ and they've¸ uhh¸ because¸ we do share values. And¸ they're universal values¸ they're not American values or¸ you know¸ European values¸ they're universal values. And those values¸ uhh¸ being universal¸ ought to be applied everywhere | 35 |
| Those who enter the country illegally violate the law | 35 |
| Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter | 34 |
| I can only speak to myself | 34 |
| I think it's very important for the American President to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That's why I try to be as clearly I can | 34 |
| Leadership to me means duty¸ honor¸ country. It means character¸ and it means listening from time to time | 34 |
| People say¸ how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child¸ by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you | 34 |
| The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily¸ yet we are prepared for the alternative | 34 |
| They kill indiscriminately. In other words¸ they don't care who they kill | 34 |
| This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that¸ all options are on the table | 34 |
| We spent a lot of time talking about Africa¸ as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease | 34 |
| I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal | 33 |
| I repeat¸ personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution | 33 |
| I'm oftentimes asked¸ What difference does it make to America if people are dying of malaria in a place like Ghana? It means a lot. It means a lot morally¸ it means a lot from a¸ it's in our national interest | 33 |
| That's why they're fighting so vociferously | 33 |
| We need an energy bill that encourages consumption | 33 |
| Let me put it to you bluntly. In a changing world¸ we want more people to have control over your own life | 32 |
| The tyrant has fallen¸ and Iraq is free | 32 |
| I believe part of a hopeful society is one in which somebody owns something | 31 |
| Obviously¸ I pray every day there's less casualty | 31 |
| Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency¸ it is the right decision now¸ and it will be the right decision ever | 31 |
| The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany | 31 |
| They could still be hidden¸ like the 50 tons of mustard gas on a turkey farm | 31 |
| So long as I'm the president¸ my measure of success is victory¸ and success | 30 |
| The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th | 30 |
| Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere! | 30 |
| Who could have possibly envisioned an erection -- an election in Iraq at this point in history? | 30 |
| I'm also mindful that man should never try to put words in God's mouth | 29 |
| Now¸ there are some who would like to rewrite history¸ revisionist historians is what I like to call them | 29 |
| The truth of that matter is¸ if you listen carefully¸ Saddam would still be in power if he were the president of the United States¸ and the world would be a lot better off | 29 |
| A West Texas girl¸ just like me | 28 |
| I would guess¸ I would surmise that some of the more spectacular bombings are done by al Qaeda suiciders | 28 |
| The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid¸ because freedom is on the march | 28 |
| I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe¸ I believe what I believe is right | 27 |
| I was a prisoner too¸ but for bad reasons | 27 |
| I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself¸ about why I do things | 27 |
| My plan reduces the national debt¸ and fast. So fast¸ in fact¸ that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire | 27 |
| The United States of America is engaged in a war against an extremist group of folks | 27 |
| 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 | 26 |
| We learned a lesson September the 11th¸ and that is¸ our nation is vulnerable to attack. The best way to secure America is to get the enemy before they get us¸ and that's what's happening in Iraq | 26 |
| I trust God speaks through me. Without that¸ I couldn't do my job | 25 |
| It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way | 25 |
| I wasn't happy when we found out there wasn't weapons¸ and we've got an intelligence group together to figure out why | 24 |
| Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction | 24 |
| I've been in the Bible every day since I've been the president | 23 |
| I was not pleased that Hamas has refused to announce its desire to destroy Israel | 22 |
| Make no mistake about it¸ I understand how tough it is¸ sir. I talk to families who die | 22 |
| Our enemies are innovative and resourceful¸ and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people¸ and neither do we | 22 |
| Uhh — Gosh¸ I — don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those¸ uhh¸ exaggerations | 22 |
| We have captured or killed hundreds of al Qaeda leaders and operatives in more than two dozen countries¸ including the man who mastermined the 9/11 attacks¸ Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | 21 |
| Uhh¸ I hear there's rumors on the¸ uhh¸ Internets that we're gonna have a¸ draft. We're not going to have a draft. Period | 20 |
| There's an old saying in Tennessee¸ I know it's in Texas¸ probably in Tennessee¸ that says¸ fool me once¸ shame on¸ shame on you. Fool me¸ you can't get fooled again | 17 |















