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When You're Writing About Something That Happened, It Helps You Transition To The Present. Ironically Enough, By Focusing On Your Presidency, It Helps You Realize That You're No Longer The President. By Reliving Moments, It Helps You Stay Focused On The Moment.

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Conspiracy Theories Abound In American Politics. I Don't Think We Need To Be Subliminable About The Differences Between Our Views On Prescription Drugs.

You Saw The President Yesterday. I Thought He Was Very Forward-leaning, As They Say In Diplomatic Nuanced Circles.

We Believe In Peace. We Strongly Believe In Freedom. Where We See Suffering We Will Help. And Rather Than Try To Offset A Nation, Why Not Join Nations Together To Achieve Kind Of Big Objectives?

First Of All, I - Right After September The 11th, I Knew We Were Fighting A Different Kind Of War. . . . And The People Responsible For Helping Us Protect And Defend Came Forth With The Current Program, Because It Enables Us To Move Faster And Quicker. And That's Important. We've Got To Be Fast On Our Feet, Quick To Detect And Prevent. . . .

I Do Not Think Witchcraft Is A Religion, And I Do Not Think It Is In Any Way Appropriate For The Us Military To Promote It.

It's Been A Hard Lesson For Me , But Contrary Quite Frankly To What Is A Common Practice In Politics, I Can Tell From My Own Experience, It Is Better To Stay Away From Personalities.

The American People Have Got A Touchstone: Which Party Voted For The Tools Necessary To Protect America And Which Party Didn't? And That's What I'm Trying To Get People To Focus On.

We Run A Danger Of Trying To Say The Casualties Are Less Than Other Wars Or More Than Expected. It's Just Everybody Matters, Every Person Matters, And What Really Matters Is Having The Strategy And The Will To Make Sure Any Death Is Not - Is Honored By Achieving An Objective.

I Don't Want Some Mom Whose Son May Have Recently Died To See The Commander In Chief Playing Golf. I Feel I Owe It To The Families To Be In Solidarity As Best As I Can With Them. And I Think Playing Golf During A War Just Sends The Wrong Signal.

The Great Thing About America Is Everybody Should Vote.

How Do You Measure Whether Or Not A Strategy Of Economic Growth That Is Articulated By A Very Smart, Capable Economist Actually Yields Growth? You Can't. But You Can Influence.

On All Vital Measures, Measures Necessary To Protect You, The Democrats In Washington Follow A Simple Philosophy: Just Say No.

And There Is Distrust In Washington. I Am Surprised, Frankly, At The Amount Of Distrust That Exists In This Town. And I'm Sorry It's The Case, And I'll Work Hard To Try To Elevate It.

I [have Big Plans]. Promoting Freedom Around The World, Particularly With Women In The Middle East. Working On Global Disease. Working On Accountability In Public Schools. And Advocating For A Free Marketplace And An Economic Environment In Which Businesses Can Innovate And Create Jobs.

Some Of The Comments That Have Been Uttered About Islam Do Not Reflect The Sentiments Of My Government Or The Sentiments Of Most Americans. Islam, As Practiced By The Vast Majority Of People, Is A Peaceful Religion, A Religion That Respects Others. Ours Is A Country Based Upon Tolerance And We Welcome People Of All Faiths In America.

The Terrorists Believe That Free Societies Are Essentially Corrupt And Decadent And, With A Few Hard Blows, They Can Force Us To Retreat. They Are Mistaken.

What I'm Telling You Is There's Too Many Junk Lawsuits Suing Too Many Doctors.

My Relationship With God Through Christ Has Given Me Meaning And Direction. My Faith Has Made A Big Difference In My Personal Life, And My Public Life As Well. I Make Personal Decisions Every Day. Some Are Easy, And Some Aren't So Easy. I Have Worries Just Like You Do. And I Pray. I Pray For Guidance. I Pray For Patience. I Firmly Believe In The Power Of Intercessory Prayer; And I Know That I Could Not Do My Job Without It.

My Administration Has A Job To Do And We're Going To Do It. We Will Rid The World Of The Evil-doers.

Running For President Was A Good Decision.

America Will Never Run... And We Will Always Be Grateful That Liberty Has Found Such Brave Defenders.

There's A Lot Of People In The World Who Don't Believe That People Whose Skin Color May Not Be The Same As Ours Can Be Free And Self-govern. I Reject That. I Reject That Strongly. I Believe That People Who Practice The Muslim Faith Can Self-govern. I Believe That People Whose Skins Aren't Necessarily - Are A Different Color Than White Can Self-govern.

My Administration Has Been Calling Upon All The Leaders In The - In The Middle East To Do Everything They Can To Stop The Violence, To Tell The Different Parties Involved That Peace Will Never Happen.

Americans To Bow Our Heads In Humility Before Our Heavenly Father, A God Who Calls Us Not To Judge Our Neighbors, But To Love Them, To Ask His Guidance Upon Our Nation And Its Leaders In Every Level Of Government.

My Advice To Seniors - And I Consider Myself One - Is To First And Foremost Take Care Of Your Body. Secondly, Find Something Where You Could Say, "i'm Helping Somebody Else." And It May Be Just Helping Raise A Grandkid. Or Teaching A Child To Read - One Child To Read.

I'm The Decider, And I Decide What Is Best.

I Never Dreamed About Being President, I Wanted To Be Willie Mays.

It Really Gets Me When The Critics Say I Haven't Done Enough For The Economy. I Mean, Look What I've Done For The Book Publishing Industry. You've Heard Some Of The Titles. 'big Lies,' 'the Lies Of George W. Bush,' 'the Lies And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them.' I'd Like To Tell You I've Read Each Of These Books, But That'd Be A Lie.

These Acts Shattered Steel, But They Cannot Dent The Steel Of America's Resolve.

I Suspect That Had My Dad Not Been President, He'd Be Asking The Same Questions: How'd Your Meeting Go With So-and-so? . How Did You Feel When You Stood Up In Front Of The People For The State Of The Union Address-state Of The Budget Address, Whatever You Call It.

I Am Mindful That We're All Sinners.

Political Humor

No One Was More Shocked Or Angry Than I Was When We Didn't Find The Weapons. I Had A Sickening Feeling Every Time I Thought About It. I Still Do.

I Am Mindful Not Only Of Preserving Executive Powers For Myself, But For Predecessors As Well.

Executive Power

Freedom, By Its Nature, Must Be Chosen, And Defended By Citizens, And Sustained By The Rule Of Law And The Protection Of Minorities. And When The Soul Of A Nation Finally Speaks, The Institutions That Arise May Reflect Customs And Traditions Very Different From Our Own. America Will Not Impose Our Own Style Of Government On The Unwilling. Our Goal Instead Is To Help Others Find Their Own Voice, Attain Their Own Freedom, And Make Their Own Way.

When I Was Coming Up, It Was A Dangerous World, And You Knew Exactly Who They Were. It Was Us Vs Them, And It Was Clear Who Them Was. Today, We Are Not So Sure Who The They Are, But We Know They're There.

Dangerous World

The Challenge In Iraq Is To Provide A Security Plan Such That A Political Process Can Go Forward. I'm Sure You All Are Tired Of Hearing Me Say 12 Million Iraqi Voted. But It's An Indication About The Desire For People To Live In A Free Society. That's What That Means. The Only Way To Defeat Al Qaida Ideology In The Long Term Is To Defeat It Through Another Ideology, A Competing Ideology, One That - Where Government Responds To The Will Of The People.

With A New National Commitment, Our Scientists And Engineers Will Overcome Obstacles To Taking These [hydrogen Fuel Cell] Cars From Laboratory To Showroom, So That The First Car Driven By A Child Born Today Could Be Powered By Hydrogen, And Pollution-free.

You Cannot Solve A Problem Unless You Diagnose The Problem.

I Was Able To Adjust Initially By Plunging Right Into The Book And The Bush Presidential Center At Southern Methodist University. And It Turns Out That There Is A Good Way To Make A Living By Giving Speeches.

In The Future History Will Be Made Only By Us.

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.

My Fellow Citizens, The Dangers To Our Country And The World Will Be Overcome. We Will Pass Through This Time Of Peril And Carry On The Work Of Peace. We Will Defend Our Freedom. We Will Bring Freedom To Others And We Will Prevail.

Freedom Of Action In Space Is As Important To The United States As Air Power And Sea Power.

Our Enemies Are A Radical Network Of Terrorists - And Every Government That Supports Them.

Any Government That Supports, Protects Or Harbours Terrorists Is Complicit In The Murder Of The Innocent And Equally Guilty Of Terrorist Crimes.

Big Texas (nolan Ryan) Is Here. The Reason I Like To Keep Nolan Around Is He Is A Reminder That When We Got Done With The Sammy Sosa Trade, There Was Still Some Talent On The Rangers.

It Is One Of The Great Goals Of My Administration To Invigorate The Spirit Of Involvement And Citizenship. We Will Encourage Faith-based And Community Programs Without Changing Their Mission.

The Teachings Of Many Faiths Share Much In Common. And People Of Many Faiths Are United In Our Commitments To Love Our Families, To Protect Our Children, And To Build A More Peaceful World. In The Coming Year, Let Us Resolve To Seize Opportunities To Work Together In A Spirit Of Friendship And Cooperation. Through Our Combined Efforts, We Can End Terrorism And Rid Our Civilization Of The Damaging Effects Of Hatred And Intolerance, Ultimately Achieving A Brighter Future For All.

As Yesterday's Positive Report Card Shows, Childrens Do Learn When Standards Are High And Results Are Measured. —new York, Sept. 26, 2007

Free Societies Are Hopeful Societies. And Free Societies Will Be Allies Against These Hateful Few Who Have No Conscience, Who Kill At The Whim Of A Hat.

This Is A Decent And Honorable Country - And Resilient, Too. We've Been Through A Lot Together. We've Met Challenges And Faced Dangers, And We Know That More Lie Ahead. Yet We Can Go Forward With Confidence - Because The State Of Our Union Is Strong, Our Cause In The World Is Right, And Tonight That Cause Goes On. God Bless.

There Is A Huge Trust. I See It All The Time When People Come Up To Me And Say, 'i Don't Want You To Let Me Down Again.' - Boston, Mass., Oct. 3, 2000

Those Of Us Who Spent Time In The Agricultural Sector And In The Heartland, We Understand How Unfair The Death Penalty Is.

One Of The Hardest Parts Of My Job Is To Connect Iraq To The War On Terror.

I Also Have Picked A Secretary For Housing And Human Development. Mel Martinez From The State Of Florida.

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.

World Suffering

I Have A Different Vision Of Leadership. A Leadership Is Someone Who Brings People Together.

There May Be Some Tough Times Here In America. But This Country Has Gone Through Tough Times Before, And We're Going To Do It Again.

These Acts Of Mass Murder Were Intended To Frighten Our Nation Into Chaos And Retreat.but They Have Failed; Our Country Is Strong.

I Heard There's Rumors On The Internets That We're Going To Have A Draft.

This Business About Graceful Exit Just Simply Has No Realism To It At All.

No One Wants To Be A Polarizer, But On The Other Hand, If You Think You're Doing Right And You Believe The Decisions You Make Will Lead To A Better Tomorrow, Then They're Worthy Of Defense.

The United States And Our Allies Are Determined: We Refuse To Live In The Shadow Of This Ultimate Danger.

One Thing You Had To Learn [after The Presidency] Was That You No Longer Had The Sense Of Responsibility That Became Ingrained In Your System.

Sense Of Responsibility

Ours Is A Nation That Does Not Seek Revenge.

I'm Going To Spend A Lot Of Time Trying To Explain As Best I Can Why It's Important For Us To Succeed In Iraq. I'm Going To Do What I Think Is Right, And If, You Know, If People Don't Like Me For It, That's Just The Way It Is.

Those Who Feel Like They Can Intimidate Our Fellow Citizens To Take Out Their Anger Don't Represent The Best Of America, They Represent The Worst Of Humankind, And They Should Be Ashamed Of That Kind Of Behavior.

I Began My First Cabinet Meeting Since The Terrorist Attacks. As I Stepped Into The Room, The Team Broke Out In Sustained Applause. I Was Surprised, And I Choked Up At Their Heartfelt Support. The Tears Flowed For The Second Time In Two Days.

"americans Do Not Presume To Equate God's Purposes With Any Purpose Of Our Own...."[prayer] Teaches Us To Trust, To Accept That God's Plan Unfolds In His Time, Not Our Own.

There Are A Lot Of Tactical Decisions That, If I Could Have Done Them Over, I Would Have.

Please Don't Kill Me!

You Subscribe Politics To It. I Subscribe Freedom To It.

Political Humor

What Texans Can Dream, Texans Can Do.

The Person Who Runs Fema Is Someone Who Must Have The Trust Of The President Because The Person Who Runs Fema Is The First Voice Oftentimes Of Someone Whose Life Has Been Turned Upside Down Here's From.

Today, We're Fighting A New War To Defend Our Liberty And Our People And Our Way Of Life. And As We Work To Advance The Cause Of Freedom Around The World, We Remember That The Father Of Our Country Believed That The Freedoms We Secured In Our Revolution Were Not Meant For Americans Alone.

I Strongly Oppose Cloning, As Do Most Americans. We Recoil At The Idea Of Growing Human Beings For Spare Body Parts Or Creating Life For Our Convenience. And While We Must Devote Enormous Energy To Conquering Disease, It Is Equally Important That We Pay Attention To The Moral Concerns Raised By The New Frontier Of Human Embryo Stem Cell Research. Even The Most Noble Ends Do Not Justify Any Means.

Looking Across This Field, We See The Scale Of Heroism And Sacrifice. All Who Are Buried Here Understood Their Duty. All Stood To Protect America. And All Carried With Them Memories Of A Family That They Hope To Keep Safe By Their Sacrifice.

I Wanted To Make Sure The Last Chapters Of My Life Were Full, And Painting, It Turns Out, Has Helped Occupy Not Only Space But Opened My Mind.

On The Issue Of Evolution, The Verdict Is Still Out On How God Created The Earth.

Deeply Impressed With The Blessing Which We Enjoy, And Of Which We Have Much Manifold Proofs, My Mind Is Irresistibly Drawn To That Almighty Being, The Great Source Source From Whence They Proceed And Whom Our Most Grateful Acknowledgements Are Due.

I've Got A Dad Who Jumps Out Of An Airplane.

There Were Tactical Decisions That I Wish I Could Have Done Differently: Mission Accomplished, Not Revealing My Drunken Driving Charge Prior To My Run For The Presidency, Flying Over New Orleans On Katrina And The Pictures Being Released And People Saying, "he's Aloof And Doesn't Really Care."

....it Is Better To Succeed With Success Than Failure.

Congratulations

Leadership To Me Means Duty, Honor, Country. It Means Character, And It Means Listening From Time To Time.

We Know That The African Regimes, Many African Regimes Have Failed Their People And Many Africans Want Regime Change, And There Are A Lot Of African Leaders Who Make Promises But Don't Carry Them Out. I Mean, The Progress - I Mean, It Is Noble For The Rich Countries To Help Africa, But Then The Question Is: What Are African Leaders Themselves Doing To Help Their Own People?

When I Say Drop Your Pants And Show Me The Moon, I'm Not Just Whistling Dixie!

There Ought To Be Limits To Freedom.

The Best Way To Defeat An Ideology Is With A Better Ideology. And I Believe Democracy Is A Better Ideology.

Like You, I Have Been Disgraced About What I've Seen On Tv That Took Place In Prison.

Our Long-term Security Depends On Our Deep Faith In Liberty. And We'll Continue To Promote Freedom Around The World.

When It Comes To The Education Of Our Children... Failure Is Not An Option.

Failure Is Not An Option

Iraq Has Stockpiled Biological And Chemical Weapons, And Is Rebuilding The Facilities Used To Make More Of Those Weapons.

First Of All, You Never Retire. At Least I Don't Retire.

I Think Once You Recognize The Unconditional Love Of An Almighty, It Tends To Put Joy In Your Heart. Which In My Case, It Did.

Unconditional Love

Will You Be A Spectator Or A Citizen? To Make A Difference In This World, You Must Be Involved.

Making A Difference

I Don't Think You Should Support The Death Penalty To Seek Revenge. I Don't Think That's Right. I Think The Reason To Support The Death Penalty Is Because It Saves Other People's Lives.

To The Captives, 'come Out,' -- And To Those In Darkness, 'be Free.'

Our Aim Is A Democratic Peace.

There's Only One Person Who Hugs The Mothers And The Widows, The Wives And The Kids Upon The Death Of Their Loved One. Others Hug But Having Committed The Troops, I've Got An Additional Responsibility To Hug And That's Me And I Know What It's Like.

Important Part Of Our Diplomacy Is That People Take Our Words Seriously.

This Is An Impressive Crowd: The Have's And Have-more's. Some People Call You The Elites. I Call You My Base.

We Must Appreciate The Dignity Of Life In All Its Seasons, Even The Path Of The Elderly In The Twilight Of Their Years, To Work Toward The Day When Every Child, Born And Unborn, Is Welcomed To Life And Protected By Law.

I Don't Read Books, But I Have Friends Who Do.

Our Plan Will Not Favor Religious Institutions Over Nonreligious Institutions. As President, I'm Interested In What Is Constitutional And I'm Interested In What Works.

I Like My Buddies From West Texas. I Liked Them When I Was Young; I Liked Them When I Was Middle-age; I Liked Them Before I Was President; And I Like Them During President; And I Like Them After President.

My Hope Was That By Saying Clearly To Saddam Hussein, "we're Going To Enforce Un Resolutions," That He Would Make The Decision To Leave Peaceably And At Least Allow For Inspectors To Come Into His Country, And If He Chose Not To, There Would Be A Military Option. I Want People To Understand That The Military Was My Last Option. I Had A Strategy And Hopefully Solving The Problem Peacefully - And It Wasn't Just Me, It Was A Coalition Of Nations That Were Involved.

We Cannot Let Terrorists Hold This Nation Hostile Or Hold Our Allies Hostile.

The Crew Of The Shuttle Columbia Did Not Return Safely To Earth; Yet We Can Pray That All Are Safely Home.

I Support The Death Penalty Because I Believe, If Administered Swiftly And Justly, Capital Punishment Is A Deterrent Against Future Violence And Will Save Other Innocent Lives.

We Honor The Heritage Of All Who Come Here, No Matter Where They Come From, Because We Trust In Our Country's Genius For Making Us All Americans - One Nation Under God.

Remember The Three Princes Of Serendip Who Went Out Looking For Treasure? They Didn't Find What They Were Looking For, But They Kept Finding Things Just As Valuable. That's Serendipity, And Our Business [drugs] Is Full Of It.

It Should Make People Nervous When Non-transparent Regimes, That Have Announced That They've Got Nuclear Warheads, Fire Missiles. This Is Not The Way You Conduct Business In The World. This Is Not The Way That Peaceful Nations Conduct Their Affairs.

One Of The Biggest Sacrifices In Running For President, If There Is One, Is The Loss Of Anonymity.

Well, You Know, I Think The American People Are Sacrificing Now. I Think They're Waiting In Airport Lines Longer Than They've Ever Had Before.

America Rejects Bigotry. We Reject Every Act Of Hatred Against People Of Arab Background Or Muslim Faith America Values And Welcomes Peaceful People Of All Faiths - Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu And Many Others. Every Faith Is Practiced And Protected Here, Because We Are One Country. Every Immigrant Can Be Fully And Equally American Because We're One Country. Race And Color Should Not Divide Us, Because America Is One Country.

I Recognize I Am Essentially A Failed Human Being In The Sense That I Can't Possibly Live Up To The Expectations Of An Almighty.

Then I Went For A Run With The Other Dog And Just Walked. And I Started Thinking About A Lot Of Things. I Was Able To - I Can't Remember What It Was. Oh, The Inaugural Speech, Started Thinking Through That.

I Don't Feel Like I've Got All That Much Too Important To Say On The Kind Of Big National Issues.

There Is A Language Barrier Between Vets And The Civilian Population. They Speak Different Languages.

There's Nothing More Deep Than Recognizing Israel's Right To Exist. That's The Most Deep Thought Of All. ... I Can't Think Of Anything More Deep Than That Right.

Border Relations Between Canada And Mexico Have Never Been Better.

I'm Comfortable With How I Lived My Life As The President.

I Just Want You To Know That, When We Talk About War, We're Really Talking About Peace.

The Decisions We Make In Washington Have A Direct Impact On The People In Our Country, Obviously.

Decisions We Make

I Assured The Prime Minister, My Administration Will Work Hard To Lay The Foundation Of Peace In The Middle - To Work With Our Nations In The Middle East, Give Peace A Chance. Secondly, I Told Him That Our Nation Will Not Try To Force Peace, That We'll Facilitate Peace And That We Will Work With Those Responsible For A Peace.

You Can't Put Democracy And Freedom Back Into A Box.

Let Us Never Tolerate Outrageous Conspiracy Theories Concerning The Attacks Of September The 11th; Malicious Lies That Attempt To Shift The Blame Away From The Terrorists, Themselves, Away From The Guilty.

It Is A Ridiculous Notion To Assert That Because The United States Is On The Offense, More People Want To Hurt Us. We Are On The Offense Because People Do Want To Hurt Us.

Here In Usa We Respect Someone's Rights, And As We Profess Tolerance, We Shouldn't Change - Or Have To Change - Our Basic Views On The Sanctity Of Marriage. I Believe In The Sanctity Of Marriage. I Think It's Very Important That We Protect Marriage As An Institution, Between A Man And A Woman.

People Say, Well, Do You Ever Hear Any Other Voices Other Than, Like, A Few People? Of Course I Do.

Freedom Is Not Our Gift To The World It Is God's Gift To Humanity.

Ages Of Experience Have Taught Us That The Commitment Of A Husband And A Wife To Love And To Serve One Another Promotes The Welfare Of Children And The Stability Of Society. Marriage Cannot Be Cut Off From Its Cultural, Religious, And Natural Roots Without Weakening This Good Influence On Society. Government, By Recognizing And Protecting Marriage, Serves The Interests Of All.

Listen, I Know Of Nobody -- I Don't Know Of Anybody In My Administration Who Leaked Classified Information. If Somebody Did Leak Classified Information, I'd Like To Know It, And We'll Take The Appropriate Action. And This Investigation Is A Good Thing.

The Only Way To Protect Our People, The Only Way To Secure The Peace, The Only Way To Control Our Destiny Is By Our Leadership -- So The United States Of America Will Continue To Lead

Life In America Shows That Liberty, Paired With Law, Is Not To Be Feared.

The Business Pages Of American Newspapers Should Not Read Like A Scandal Sheet.

Not Over My Dead Body Will They Raise Your Taxes.

I Know How Hard It Is For You To Put Food On Your Family.

The Bill Congress Sent Me Would Take Away One Of The Most Valuable Tools In The War On Terror... So Today I Vetoed It.

The Democrats Believe They Need More Of Your Money To Spend Because They Can Spend It Better Than You Can. But You Know, Sometimes Philosophers Don't Act.

If You Believe That The Job Of The Federal Government Is To Secure This Country, It's Really Important For You To Understand That Success In Iraq Is Part Of Securing The Country.

For Me, I Learned From My Father That When It's Over, It's Over.

The Message Is For Everybody Who Wears The Uniform: Get Ready. The United States Will Do What It Takes To Win This War... And This Is An Administration That Is Going To Dedicate Ourselves To Winning That War.

History Will Look Back, And I'm Fully Prepared To Accept Any Mistakes That History Judges To My Administration, Because The President Makes The Decisions, The President Has To Take The Responsibility.

Life Really Is A Series Of Contrasts.

Democrats Don't Want You To Know What Their Tax Plans Are. They Just Don't Want You To Know.

Free Market Capitalism Is Far More Than Economic Theory. It Is The Engine Of Social Mobility-the Highway To The American Dream.

No Matter How Advanced Our Economy Might Be, No Matter How Sophisticated Our Equipment Becomes, For The Foreseeable Future We Will Still Depend On Fossil Fuels.

You're Either With Us... Or You're With The Memes!

Our Security Is Assured By Our Perseverance And By Our Sure Belief In The Success Of Liberty.

Congratulations

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.

Each Congressional Race Really Depends Upon The Candidates And How They Carry The Message.

The Best Way To Defend America In This World We Live In Is To Stay On The Offense.

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.

God Told Me To Strike At Al Qaeda And I Struck Them; Then He Instructed Me To Strike At Saddam, Which I Did.

The Terrorists Do Not Understand America. The American People Do Not Falter Under Threat, And We Will Not Allow Our Future To Be Determined By Car Bombers And Assassins.

I Don't Think You Can Run For President Or Be President Unless You're A Busy Person.

I Think It's Very Important For People Who Are Serving (in Office) To Make Sure There's A Separation Of Church And State.

I Think By Not Participating In The Current Political Debate, Hopefully I'm Sending A Signal That Will Help Set A Tone.

This Is A Global War On Terror. We're Facing Extremists That Believe Something. And They Want To Achieve Objectives. And, Therefore, The United States Must Use All Our Assets And We Must Work With Others To Defeat This Enemy. That's The Call.

I Take Pride In Being The Same Person.

Activist Judges And Local Officials In Some Parts Of The Country Are Not Letting Up In Their Efforts To Redefine Marriage For The Rest Of America-and Neither Should Defenders Of Traditional Marriage Flag In Their Efforts.

Put The 'off' Button On.

Our Nation Must Come Together To Unite.

I Think You Can Grow Your Economy And At The Same Time Do A Better Job Of Harnessing Greenhouse Gases. I Don't Think You Can Expect Any American Leader To Wreck The Economy, Nor As An Ally And A Friend Of America And A Trading Partner Of America Should You Want Us To Wreck Our Economy.

I Think Soft Power Definitely Can Work. But, You Know, It Depends On Who You're Dealing With. Some People Are So Intent Upon Power And Keeping Power That It's Very Difficult To Conduct Soft Power.

I Encourage Employers To Permit Their Workers Time Off During The Lunch Hour To Attend The Noontime Services To Pray For Our Land.

We Want More People Owning Things In This Country. Let Me Put It To You Bluntly: In A Changing World, We Want More People To Have Control Over Your Own Life.

As Hope Kindles Hope, Millions More Will Find It. By Our Efforts, We Have Lit A Fire As Well - A Fire In The Minds Of Men. It Warms Those Who Feel Its Power, It Burns Those Who Fight Its Progress, And One Day This Untamed Fire Of Freedom Will Reach The Darkest Corners Of Our World.

Never Paint Your Wife Or Your Mother.

One Of The Worst Days In America's History Saw Some Of The Bravest Acts In Americans' History. We'll Always Honor The Heroes Of 9/11. And Here At This Hallowed Place, We Pledge That We Will Never Forget Their Sacrifice.

The Wisest Use Of American Strength Is To Advance Freedom.

American Strength

This Is Still A Dangerous World. It's A World Of Madmen And Uncertainty And Potential Mental Losses.

Dangerous World

He Has Certainly Earned A Reputation As A Fantastic Mayor, Because The Results Speak For Themselves. I Mean, New York's A Safer Place For Him To Be.

The World Must Understand That It Is The Time To Come Together To Address The Root Cause Of The Problem, And The Problem Is You Have A State Within A State. You Had People Launch Attacks On A Sovereign Nation Without The Consent Of The Government In The Country In Which They Are Lodged.

In The Long Term, We've Got To Defeat An Ideology Of Hate With An Ideology Of Hope. There' A Reason Why People Like [al-qaida Leader Osama] Bin Laden Are Able To Recruit Suiciders, Because If You Don't Have Hope, You're Attracted To An Ideology Which Says, It's Ok To Kill People And Kill Yourself.

I'm Also Not Very Analytical. You Know I Don't Spend A Lot Of Time Thinking About Myself, About Why I Do Things.

One Of The Most Meaningful Things That's Happened To Me Since I've Been The Governor - The President - Governor - President. Oops. Ex-governor. I Went To Bethesda Naval Hospital To Give A Fellow A Purple Heart, And At The Same Moment I Watched Him-get A Purple Heart For Action In Iraq - And At That Same - Right After I Gave Him The Purple Heart, He Was Sworn In As A Citizen Of The United States - A Mexican Citizen, Now A United States Citizen.

America Stands For Liberty, For The Pursuit Of Happiness And For The Unalienable Right For Life. This Right To Life Cannot Be Granted Or Denied By Government Because It Does Not Come From Government, It Comes From The Creator Of Life.

Pursuit Of Happiness

My Point Is That She's [laura Bush] Busy And I'm Busy, Which Makes Our Marriage Not Only Interesting But Exciting.

I Believe That Life Is Valuable, Even When It Is Unwanted, Even When It Is Physically Imperfect. I Believe Our Society Has A Responsibility To Defend The Vulnerable And The Weak. And I Believe Our Nation Should Set A Goal That Unborn Children Should Be Welcomed In Life And Protected In Law.

So Many People Commute In This Country By Car Long Enough Distances To Really Cut Into Their Income, Their Real Income, That They Would Change Their Vote Based On Gas Prices.

Ours Is A War Not Against A Religion, Not Against The Muslim Faith. But Ours Is A War Against Individuals Who Absolutely Hate What America Stands For, And Hate The Freedom Of The Czech Republic. And Therefore, We Must Work Together To Defend Ourselves. And By Remaining Strong And United And Tough, We'll Prevail.

I Equate Freedom And Peace. And I Believe America, Given Its Position In The World, Must Use Our Power To Promote Freedom.

Where We Find Young Democracies, We Need To Help Them. Where We Find The Enemy, We Need To Fight Them. And That's Exactly The Bush Policy.

Should Any Iraqi Officer Or Soldier Receive An Order From Saddam Hussein.... Don't Follow That Order. Because If You Choose To Do So, When Iraq Is Liberated, You Will Be Treated, Tried And Persecuted As A War Criminal.

[i Was Raised In] West Texas Where People Can Dream Big Dreams And Achieve Them. But Where People Also Have A Great Sense Of Community. They Cared About Their Neighbors. And Those Values, I Think, Have Stood Me Well.

And As A Result Of The United States Military, Taliban No Longer Is In Existence.

I Come From The School Of Thought That Says When People Have More Money In Their Pocket During Economic Times, It Increases Demand Or Investment. Small Businesses Begin To Grow, And Jobs Are Added.

You've Just Got To Do What You Think Is Right, And Just Make The Decisions Based Upon Noble Causes. And A Noble Cause Is Peace And Security And Freedom.

Security And Freedom

It's Really Important For Our Troops To Understand Our Country Supports Them.

The Budget Caps Were Busted, Mightily So. And We Are Reviewing With People Like Judd Gregg From New Hampshire And Others Some Budgetary Reform Measures That Will Reinstate - You Know, Possibly Reinstate Budgetary Discipline. But The Caps No Longer - The Caps, I Guess They're There. But They Didn't Mean Much.

People Who Plan Their Life When They're 18 Years Old And Say, "this Is My Life Plan," Would Generally Be Surprised And Maybe Disappointed.

My Answer Is Bring Them On.

We Will Be Changing The Regime Of Iraq For The Good Of The Iraqi People.

It's Not The Governor’s Role To Decide Who Goes To Heaven. That’s God’s Role.

We Can't Allow The World's Worst Leaders To Blackmail, Threaten, Hold Freedom-loving Nations Hostage With The World's Worst Weapons.

I Have Zero Desire, Just So You Know, To Be In The Limelight. I Don't Think It's Good For The Country To Have A Former President Criticize His Successor. You're Not Going To See Me Giving My Opinions In The Public Arena, Until I Start Selling My Book. I'm Going To Emerge Then Submerge.

No President Ever Puts American Lives At Risk Without A Terrible Sense Of Responsibility. And No American Ever Hears Or Reads Of A Soldier’s Death Without Saying A Silent Prayer For The Dead Hero Or Thinking Of The Grief Of The Family And Friends. Every Young Man Or Woman Who Dies Represents A Life With Its Own Dreams And Plans, Extinguished So Suddenly. But All Said And Done, It Is Our Responsibility To See That (1) We Never Put Our Troops In Situations Where They Are Subject To Unnecessary Risk, And (2) We Give Them All Our Support At All Times.

The Stakes Are Geopolitical In Nature And I Believe That Democracies Are - People Want To Live In Free Societies, Democracies Are The Best Way To Do That, And That If People See Democracies In The Neighborhood, They'll Demand The Same Thing.

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