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You'll Hear People Say It's Racist To Test. Folks, It's Racist Not To Test. Because Guess Who Gets Shuffled Through The System Oftentimes? Children Whose Parents Don't Speak English As A First Language, Inner-city Kids. It's So Much Easier To Quit On Somebody Than To Remediate.

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You'll Hear People Say It's Racist To Test. Folks, It's Racist Not To Test. Because Guess Who Gets Shuffled Through The System Oftentimes? Children Whose Parents Don't Speak English As A First Language, Inner-city Kids. It's So Much Easier To Quit On Somebody Than To Remediate.

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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.

Running For Governor Of Texas Against A Very Popular Governor [incumbent Ann Richards] Was Deemed To Be Risky. Everybody Thought I Would Lose. As I Put In My Book, My Mother Said, "you're Going To Lose!"

We Salute Our Veterans Of Pearl Harbor And World War Ii, Whose Sacrifices Saved Democracy During A Dark Hour. In Their Memory, A New Generation Of Our Armed Forces Goes Forward Against New Enemies In A New Era. Once Again, We Pledge To Defend Freedom, Secure Our Homeland, And Advance Peace Around The World. Americans Have Been Tested Before, And Our Nation Will Triumph Again.

What I Am Against Is Quotas. I Am Against Hard Quotas, Quotas They Basically Delineate Based Upon Whatever. However They Delineate, Quotas, I Think Vulcanize Society. So I Don't Know How That Fits Into What Everybody Else Is Saying, Their Relative Positions, But That's My Position.

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.

As I Mentioned We Have Arrested Or Detained Over 1,000 People Here In America To Determine To Find Out What They Know.

Civility Is Not A Tactic Or A Sentiment. It Is The Determined Choice Of Trust Over Cynicism, Of Community Over Chaos.

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.

All Human Life Is Precious.

Life Is Precious

Terrorists And Their Allies Believe The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And The American Bill Of Rights And Every Charter Of Liberty Ever Written Are Lies To Be Burned And Destroyed And Forgotten.

I Am Mindful Of The Difference Between The Executive Branch And The Legislative Branch. I Assured All Four Of These Leaders That I Know The Difference, And That Difference Is They Pass The Laws And I Execute Them.

I've Got A Job To Do, And I'm Going To Be Judged Upon Whether Or Not The World Is More Peaceful And Whether Or Not America Is More Prosperous And More Compassionate.

So, I'm Lying On The Couch And Laura Walks In And I Say, 'free At Last,' And She Says 'you're Free All Right, You're Free To Do The Dishes.' So I Say, 'you're Talking To The Former President, Baby,' And She Said, 'consider This Your New Domestic Policy Agenda.'

We'll Succeed Unless We Quit.

I Think Whoever Is The President [he] Must Guard Your Liberties, Must Not Erode Your Rights In America.

We Need An Energy Bill That Encourages Consumption.

The Same Folks That Are Bombing Innocent People In Iraq Were The Ones Who Attacked Us In America On September The 11th.

By Heritage And By Choice, The United States Of America Will Make That Stand.

But Oftentimes I'm Asked, Why? Why Do You Care What Happens Outside Of America?

There Is But One Just Use Of Power And It Is To Serve People.

Servant Leadership

Americans Should Not Expect One Battle, But A Lengthy Campaign, Unlike Any Other We Have Ever Seen. It May Include Dramatic Strikes, Visible On Tv, And Covert Operations, Secret Even In Success.

I Don't Think Our Troops Ought To Be Used For What's Called Nation Building.

Ultimately, Success Is Going To Be Up To The Reformers, Just Like In Iraq. It's Going To Require Iraqis, The Will Of Iraqis To Succeed. I Understand That. And That's Why Our Strategy Is To Give Them The Tools Necessary To Defend Themselves And Help Them Defend Themselves; In This Case Right Now Mainly In Baghdad, But As Well Around The Country.

People Expect Those In Authority To Take On Big Problems And To Solve Them. We Had An Opportunity To Reform Social Security In A Way That Would Have Protected People's Benefits And Created A Solvent System. Younger Workers Would Be Confident That The Money They Were Putting Into The System Would Be Available To Them When They Retired. It Was A Missed Opportunity. I Regret That.

The Main Thrust Of The Social Security Reform Was To Get The Benefit Structure In Line With The Realities Of The Trust Funds.

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.

I Suspected There Would Be A Good-size Crowd Once The Word Got Out About My Hanging.

We Are A Caring Nation, And Our Values Should Also Guide Us On How We Harness The Gifts Of Science. New Medical Breakthroughs Bring The Hope Of Cures For Terrible Diseases And Treatments That Can Improve The Lives Of Millions. Our Challenge Is To Make Sure That Science Serves The Cause Of Humanity Instead Of The Other Way Around.

We Waited For Congress To Act. They Couldn't Act On The Issue. So I Just Went Ahead And Signed An Executive Order Which Will Unleash - [applause] - Which Says The Federal Agencies Will Not Discriminate Against Faith-based Programs. They Ought To Welcome The Armies Of Compassion As Opposed To Turning Them Away.

I Believe Law-abiding Citizens Ought To Be Able To Own A Gun. I Believe In Background Checks At Gun Shows Or Anywhere To Make Sure That Guns Don't Get In The Hands Of People That Shouldn't Have Them.

The Threat From Iran Is, Of Course, Their Stated Objective To Destroy Our Strong Ally Israel. That's A Threat, A Serious Threat. It's A Threat To World Peace; It's A Threat, In Essence, To A Strong Alliance. I Made It Clear, I'll Make It Clear Again, That We Will Use Military Might To Protect Our Ally, Israel.

Iraqis Are Sick Of Foreign People Coming In Their Country And Trying To Destabilize Their Country.

[strong Marriage] Starts With Being Married To A Remarkable Person. And I Am. I Jokingly Say That I Stood Up In Front Of A Crowd Once And Said, "laura's The Greatest First Lady Ever," And Then Realized My Mother Was In The Audience.

If You're A Single Mother With Two Children, Which Is The Toughest Job In America As Far As I'm Concerned, And You're Working Hard To Put Food On Your Family.

Because The Union Of A Man And Woman Deserves An Honored Place In Our Society, I Support The Protection Of Marriage Against Activist Judges. And I Will Continue To Appoint Federal Judges Who Know The Difference Between Personal Opinion And The Strict Interpretation Of The Law.

Personal Opinions

Faith Gives The Assurance That Our Lives And Our History Have A Moral Design.

You Never Know What Your History Is Going To Be Like Until Long After You're Gone.

... For Those Of Us Who Lived Through These Events, The Only Marker We'll Ever Need Is The Tick Of A Clock At The 46th Minute Of The Eighth Hour Of The 11th Day.

It Has Sustained Me In Moments Of Success And In Moments Of Disappointment. Without It, I'd Be A Different Person. And Without It, I Doubt I'd Be Here Today.

The Freedom Movement Is Built Around The Principle Of Democracy And Universality Of Freedom.

I'm Not Surprised That People Are Unsettled Because Of War. The Enemy Has Got A Powerful Tool, And That Is To Get On Your Tv Screen By Killing Innocent People. And My Job Is To Continue To Remind The People It's Worth It, We're Not Going To Retreat Hastily, And We're Not Going To Pull Out Of There Before The Job Is Done. And We Have Got A Plan For Victory.

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

The Contrast Couldn't Be Clearer Between The Intentions And The Hearts Of Those Of Us Who Care Deeply About Human Rights And Human Liberty And Those Who Kill. [on The Terrorist Bombings In London, July 7, 2005

Through Much Of The Last Century, America's Faith In Freedom And Democracy Was A Rock In A Raging Sea. Now It Is A Seed Upon The Wind, Taking Root In Many Nations.

Wall Street Got Drunk And Now It's Got A Hangover. And The Question Is, How Long Will It Sober Up And Not Try To Do Those Fancy Financial Instruments?

I Expect You To Work Hard On Our Agenda.

History Will Prove Me Right. This Is An Exercise In Folly.

This Is A Day When All Americans From Every Walk Of Life Unite In Our Resolve For Justice And Peace. America Has Stood Down Enemies Before, And We Will Do So This Time. None Of Us Will Ever Forget This Day. Yet, We Go Forward To Defend Freedom And All That Is Good And Just In Our World. Thank You. Good Night, And God Bless America.

Humor Can Be A Great Way To Lift Spirits And Relate With Soon-to-be High School Grads. Whether You're In Need Of A Funny Senior Year Quote For A Card, Your Yearbook, Or A Gift, You Can Use This List Of Funny Graduation Quotes By Famous Leaders And Comedians To Get Inspired. To Those Of You Who Received Honors, Awards And Distinctions, I Say Well Done. And To The C Students, I Say You Too May One Day Be President Of The United States.

I Think It Was In The Rose Garden Where I Issued This Brilliant Statement: If I Had A Magic Wand -- But The President Doesn't Have A Magic Wand. You Just Can't Say, 'low Gas.'

These Aren't Joyous Times When We Have War In Iraq. These Are Challenging Times, And They're Difficult Times, And They're Straining The Psyche Of Our Country. I Understand That.

I've Directed The Full Resources Of Our Intelligence And Law Enforcement Communities To Find Those Responsible And Bring Them To Justice. We Will Make No Distinction Between The Terrorists Who Committed These Acts And Those Who Harbor Them.

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.

My Job Is To Make Sure That, As President, People Understand That In This Country You Can Worship Any Way You Choose. And I'll Take That A Step Further. You Can Be A Patriot If You Don't Believe In The Almighty. You Can Honor Your Country And Be As Patriotic As Your Neighbor.

When A Child Is In Crisis, Parents Should Have A Role And A Voice. They Should Be The First To Help, Not The Last To Know.

I Think It's Really Important For This Great State Of Baseball To Reach Out To People Of All Walks Of Life To Make Sure That The Sport Is Inclusive. The Best Way To Do It Is To Convince Little Kids How To - The Beauty Of Playing Baseball.

The Advance Of Human Freedom - The Great Achievement Of Our Time, And The Great Hope Of Every Time - Now Depends On Us. Our Nation - This Generation - Will Lift A Dark Threat Of Violence From Our People And Our Future. We Will Rally The World To This Cause By Our Efforts, By Our Courage. We Will Not Tire, We Will Not Falter, And We Will Not Fail.

I Think The Platform Ought To Be Pro-life. It Is The Basis Of The Republican Party. People Have Got To Understand That Abortion Is Not A Contraceptive.

Somebody Accused Us Of Hiring Him And Putting Him There. He Was A Classic.

A Tax Cut Is Really One Of The Anecdotes To Coming Out Of An Economic Illness.

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.

Concern For Others

I Feel A Special Kinship For Our Military. Because, Unfortunately, I Became A Wartime President. And Committed Our Military In The Defense Of Our Country To Difficult Assignments. I Tell People All The Time, I Don't Miss Much About Being President; I Do Miss Looking In The Eyes Of People Who Volunteered To Serve. And So Not Only Do I Feel A Kinship, I Feel An Obligation And A Duty To Help.

We're Certain There Are People That Can't Stand What America Stands For... We're Certain There Are Madmen In This World, And There's Terror, And There's Missiles And I'm Certain Of This, Too: I'm Certain To Maintain The Peace, We Better Have A Military Of High Morale, And I'm Certain That Under This Administration, Morale In The Military Is Dangerously Low.

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.

All I Can Tell You Is That I Know The Enemy, Allies, And Troops Hear What I Say.

I Made Friends During My Presidency.

[islam] Inspires Countless Individuals To Lead Lives Of Honesty, Integrity, And Morality.

It Appears To Be A Re-run Of A Bad Movie. [iraqi President Saddam Hussein] Is Delaying. He's Deceiving. He's Asking For Time. He's Playing Hide-and-seek With Inspectors. One Thing Is For Certain - He's Not Disarming.

I Want To Tell You How Proud I Am To Be The President Of A Nation That - In Which There's A Lot Of Philippine-americans. They Love America And They Love Their Heritage. And I Reminded The President That I Am Reminded Of The Great Talent Of The - Of Our Philippine-americans When I Eat Dinner At The White House.

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.

I Am Very Comfortable With The Strategic Decisions That I Made.

People Should Be Allowed To Express Their Opinion. But, Americans Need To Know I'll Be Making Up My Mind Based Upon The Latest Intelligence And How Best To Protect Our Own Country, Plus Our Friends And Allies.

One Of The Things I Learned As President Is That Your Life Is Just Not Going To Unfold The Way You Want It To. There Will Be Surprises, Challenges, And Therefore The Question Is How You Deal With The Unexpected.

It's Kind Of The Washington, D.c., Chattering Class. They Kind Of Talk Amongst Themselves.

Quotas Are Bad For America. It's Not The Way America Is All About.

I Believe That Freedom Is A Gift From An Almighty To Every Man, Woman, And Child; That Is A Principle That Was Important To Me During My Presidency And I Think It's An Important Principle.

Some Call This Civil War; Others Call It Emergency -- I Call It Pure Evil.

We Can Have Confidence In The Long-term Foundation Of Our Economy ... I Think The System Basically Is Sound. I Truly Do.

This Administration Is Doing Everything We Can To End The Stalemate In An Efficient Way. We're Making The Right Decisions To Bring The Solution To An End.

I Just Remember, All I'm Doing Is Remembering When I Was A Kid I Remember That They Used To Put Out There In The Old West, A Wanted Poster. It Said: "wanted, Dead Or Alive." All I Want And America Wants Him Brought To Justice. That's What We Want.

[the Economic Crisis ] Gave People The Option To Put Money Into Private Accounts.

What We Republicans Should Stand For Is Growth In The Economy. We Ought To Make The Pie Higher.

We May Discover Resources On The Moon Or Mars That Will Boggle The Imagination, That Will Test Our Limits To Dream. And The Fascination Generated By Further Exploration Will Inspire Our Young People To Study Math, And Science, And Engineering And Create A New Generation Of Innovators And Pioneers.

Our War On Terror Begins With Al-qaida, But It Does Not End There. It Will Not End Until Every Terrorist Group Of Global Reach Has Been Found, Stopped, And Defeated.

Terrorist Groups

Free Nations Are Peaceful Nations. Free Nations Don't Attack Each Other. Free Nations Don't Develop Weapons Of Mass Destruction.

She's Just Trying To Make Sure Anthony Gets A Good Meal - Antonio.

I've Been Trying To Tame Our Press Corps Ever Since I Got Into Politics, And I've Failed Miserably. They Get To Express Their Opinions Sometimes In The Form Of News.

I Didn't Grow Up In The Ocean -- As A Matter Of Fact -- Near The Ocean -- I Grew Up In The Desert. Therefore, It Was A Pleasant Contrast To See The Ocean. And I Particularly Like It When I'm Fishing.

I Would Say The Best Moment Of All Was When I Caught A 7.5-lb. Perch In My Lake. (answering A Reporter Who Asked Him To Name The Best Moment Of His Presidency.)

Think About That. Two Hundred And Eighty-five New Or Expanded Programs, $2 Trillion More In New Spending, And Not One New Bureaucrat To File Out The Forms Or Answer The Phones?

And This Is An Administration - We're Not Into Nation-building, We're Focused On Justice. And We're Going To Get Justice. It's Going To Take A While, Probably. But I'm A Patient Man. Nothing Will Diminish My Will And My Determination - Nothing.

I Would Like People To Understand The Rationale For My Embryonic Stem Cell Research Decision And How The Process Became Distorted Over Time.

When It Comes Time To Protecting The Homeland, The United States Of America Must Be Right 100 Percent Of The Time. And The Enemy, Which Desires To Strike Us Again, Only Has To Be Right Once.

If Our Commanders On The Ground Say We Need More Troops, I Will Send Them. But Our Commanders Tell Me They Have The Number Of Troops They Need To Do Their Job. Sending More Americans Would Undermine Our Strategy Of Encouraging Iraqis To Take The Lead In This Fight. And Sending More Americans Would Suggest That We Intend To Stay Forever, When We Are, In Fact, Working For The Day When Iraq Can Defend Itself And We Can Leave.

But I Have No Desire For Fame And Power Anymore. I Crawled Out Of The Swamp And I'm Not Crawling Back In.

I'm The President And The Commander-in-chief. Do It My Way.

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

Political Humor

The Terrorists And Their Supporters Declared War On The United States - And War Is What They Got.

If You Take All The Food Aid, America Is By Far The Most Generous Country. If You Take The Direct Aid, We're Very Generous. But When You Add On Our Private Contributions - See, Our Tax System Encourages Private Citizens To Donate To Organisations That, For Example, Help The Folks In Africa. And When You Take The Combined Effort Of Us Taxpayers' Money Plus Us Citizens' Donations, We're Very Generous. And We'll Do More.

The 20th Century Ended With A Single Surviving Model Of Human Progress.

We're Taking Action Against Evil People. Because This Great Nation Of Many Religions Understands, Our War Is Not Against Islam, Or Against Faith Practiced By The Muslim People. Our War Is A War Against Evil. This Is Clearly A Case Of Good Versus Evil, And Make No Mistake About It - Good Will Prevail.

The Terrorists Know That The Outcome Will Leave Them Emboldened Or Defeated. So They Are Waging A Campaign Of Murder And Destruction. And There Is No Limit To The Innocent Lives They Are Willing To Take.

They [terrorists] Are Trying To Evoke Sympathy For Themselves. They're Not Sympathetic People. They're Violent, Cold-blooded Killers Who Are Trying To Stop The Advance Of Freedom.

I Will Have A Foreign-handed Foreign Policy.

Thats Why We Are Inconveniencing Air Traffickers, To Make Sure Nobody Is Carrying Weapons On Airplanes.

Through My Faith-based And Community Initiative, My Administration Continues To Encourage The Essential Work Of Faith-based And Community Organizations. Governments Can And Should Support Effective Social Services, Including Those Provided By Religious People And Organizations. When Government Gives That Support, It Is Important That Faith-based Institutions Not Be Forced To Change Their Religious Character.

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

We Think It Is In Our Nation's Interest That Afghan Women - Or Any Women Around The World - Not Suffer.

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.

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.

The Once All-powerful Ruler Of Iraq Was Found In A Hole, And Now Sits In A Prison Cell.

Right Now, Iraq Is Expanding And Improving Facilities That Were Used For The Production Of Biological Weapons.

Mass Destruction

I Believe God Did Create The World. And I Think We're Finding Out More And More And More As To How It Actually Happened.

I Ended Up Being The 43rd President Of The United States. It Was An Awesome Experience, And I'm Glad I Did It.

And Some Needs And Hurts Are So Deep They Will Only Respond To A Mentor's Touch Or A Pastor's Prayer. Church And Charity, Synagogue And Mosque, Lend Our Communities Their Humanity, And They Will Have An Honored Place In Our Plans And Laws.

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.

I Take Pride In Being The Same Person.

The Oval Office Is A Place Where There's Been, Obviously, A Lot Of Amazing Experiences Over A Seven-and-a-half Year Period. My Presidency Is One Where I've Had To Make Some Very Tough Decisions. I Guess Some Presidencies Are Kind Of - Were Real Smooth, There Were No Real Big Issues. Well, That's Not The Way Mine Is.

It's Very Important For Folks To Understand That When There's More Trade, There's More Commerce.

I'm Not The Expert On How The Iraqi People Think, Because I Live In America, Where It's Nice And Safe And Secure.

The Easiest Time To Be Faithful Is During A Time Of Crisis. The Hardest Time For Faith Is When All Is Well.

Times Of Crisis

I Think -- Tide Turning -- See, As I Remember -- I Was Raised In The Desert, But Tides Kind Of -- It's Easy To See A Tide Turn -- Did I Say Those Words?

If You've Got Somebody In Harm's Way, You Want The President Being -- Making Advice, Not -- Be Given Advice By The Military, And Not Making Decisions Based Upon The Latest Gallup Poll Or Focus Group.

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.

When Our Children And Grandchildren Look Back On This Period, One Question Will Overwhelm All The Rest: Did We Do Everything In Our Power To Fight And To Win The War On Terror? That's The Fundamental Question This Generation Faces.

That's A Chapter - The Last Chapter - Of The 20th ... 20th ... The 21st Century That Most Of Us Would Rather Forget. The Last Chapter Of The 20th Century. This Is The First Chapter Of The 21st Century.

Wine Is Like Beer Except Different.

The Advance Of Freedom Is The Great Story Of Our Time

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.

I Have Something Else To Ask You, To Ask Every American. I Ask You To Pray For This Great Nation.

But We Cannot Allow Weapons Of Mass Destruction To Fall Into The Hands Of Terrorists. I Will Not Allow That To Happen.

Mass Destruction

There's This Kind Of Almost - Kind Of A Weird Kind Of Elitism That Says Well Maybe - Maybe Certain People In Certain Parts Of The World Shouldn't Be Free; Maybe It's Best Just To Let Them Sit In These Tyrannical Societies. And Our Foreign Policy Rejects That Concept. And We Don't Accept It. And So We're Working.

States Should Have The Right To Enact Laws... Particularly To End The Inhumane Practice Of Ending A Life That Otherwise Could Live.

God Speaks Through Me.

I Fully Understand It's Important To Maintain The Separation Of Church And State. We Don't Want The State To Become The Church, Nor Do We Want The Church To Become The State.

I Was Not Elected To Serve One Party.

We Cannot Blame The Schools Alone For The Dismal Decline In Sat Verbal Scores. When Our Kids Come Home From School Do They Pick Up A Book Or Do They Sit Glued To The Tube, Watching Music Videos? Parents, Don't Make The Mistake Of Thinking Your Kid Only Learns Between 9:00 A.m. And 3:00 P.m.

First Of All, In Principle, I'm Against Physician-assisted Suicide, And Secondly, I Believe It Is The Prerogative Of The Federal Government To Control Drug Rules. And The Idea Of Using A Controlled Substance To End Somebody's Life Is Something I Don't Agree With. I Can See The Idea Of Using Controlled Substances To Ease Somebody's Pain. That Makes Sense.

We're Spending Money On Clean Coal Technology. Do You Realize We've Got 250 Million Years Of Coal?

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.

No Insignificant Person Was Ever Born.

Americans Practice Different Faiths In Churches, Synagogues, Mosques And Temples. And Many Good People Practice No Faith At All.

I Like To Tell People When The Final History Is Written On Iraq, It Will Look Like Just A Comma Because There Is - My Point Is, There's A Strong Will For Democracy.

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.

As Governor Of Texas, I Have Set High Standards For Our Public Schools, And I Have Met Those Standards.

The Deliberate And Deadly Attacks Which Were Carried Out Yesterday Against Our Country Were More Than Acts Of Terror. They Were Acts Of War.

Most Of Our Imports Come From Other Countries

Other Countries

Embryonic Stem-cell Research Requires The Destruction Of Life To Create A Stem Cell. That's Why I Think We've Got To Be Very Careful In Balancing The Ethics And The Science.

The Patriot Act Has Increased The Flow Of Information Within Our Government, And It Has Helped Break Up Terror Cells In The United States Of America And The United States Congress Was Right To Renew The Terrorist Act. The Patriot Act.

Republican Or Democrat Candidate For Presidency Ought To Say: I Look Forward To Working With The President To Solve The Problem. People Expect Us To Come Here To Solve Problems. And Thus Far, The Attitude Has Been: Let's Just Kind Of Ignore What The President Has Said And Just Hope Somebody Else Comes And Solves It For Us. And That's What I'd Be Running On. I'd Be Running On The Economy And I'd Be Running On National Security. But Since I'm Not Running, I Can Only Serve As An Adviser To Those Who Are.

Tyrants And Dictators Will Accept No Other Gods Before Them. They Require Disobedience To The First Commandment. They Seek Absolute Control And Are Threatened By Faith In God. They Fear Only The Power They Cannot Possess - The Power Of Truth. So They Resent The Living Example Of The Devout, Especially The Devotion Of A Unique People Chosen By God.

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.

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

The Lure Of Heady Profits Of The Late 1990's Spawned Abuses And Excesses. With Strict Enforcement And Higher Ethical Standards, We Must Usher In A New Era Of Integrity In Corporate America.

Ethical Standards

In The Corporate World, Sometimes Things Aren`t Exactly Black And White When It Comes To Accounting Procedures.

Black And White

The Notion Of Democracy Beginning To Emerge Scares The Ideologues, The Totalitarians, Those Who Want To Impose Their Vision. It Just Frightens Them.

The Solid Truth Of The Matter Is, When You Find - If You Want To Help Heal The Hurt, If You Want To Hurt People And - Help People In Pain, The Best Way To Do So Is To Call Upon The Great Strength Of The Country, Which Is The Compassion Of Our Fellow Americans.

As Young Americans, You Have An Important Responsibility, Which Is To Become Good Citizens.

We Need Common-sense Judges Who Understand Our Rights Were Derived From God

This Is A War Between Good And Evil. And We Have Made It Clear To The World That We Will Stand Strong On The Side Of Good, And We Expect Other Nations To Join Us. This Is Not A War Between Our World And Their World. It Is A War To Save The World.

Islam Brings Hope And Comfort To Millions Of People In My Country, And To More Than A Billion People Worldwide. Ramadan Is Also An Occasion To Remember That Islam Gave Birth To A Rich Civilization Of Learning That Has Benefited Mankind.

Reading Is The Basics For All Learning.

I Think It Is A Worthy Goal In America To Have Every Child Protected By Law And Welcomed In Life. I Also Think We Ought To Continue To Have Good Adoption Law As An Alternative To Abortion.

Our Nation Must Defend The Sanctity Of Marriage. The Outcome Of This Debate Is Important-and So Is The Way We Conduct It. The Same Moral Tradition That Defines Marriage Also Teaches That Each Individual Has Dignity And Value In God's Sight.

We're Getting Rid Of The D [in Ptsd]. Pts Is An Injury; It's Not A Disorder. The Problem Is When You Call It A Disorder, [veterans] Don't Think They Can Be Treated. An Employer Says, 'i Don't Want To Hire Somebody With A Disorder.

We Increased Expenses, Particularly In Two Areas: The Military. If I Put Somebody In Harm's Way, They're Going To Get The Best, As Far As I'm Concerned.

International Law? I Better Call My Lawyer; He Didn't Bring That Up To Me.

My Pan Plays Down An Unprecedented Amount Of Our National Debt.

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

I Think He Needs To Stand Up And Say If He Thought The President Were Wrong On Policy And Issues, He Ought To Say Where.

In Addition To Declaring And Destroying All Of Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Iraq Must End Its Support For Terrorism. It Must Cease The Persecution Of Its Civilian Population. It Must Stop All Illicit Trade Outside The Oil-for-food Program. And It Must Release Or Account For All Gulf War Personnel, Including An American Pilot, Whose Fate Is Still Unknown. By Taking These Steps, And Only By Taking These Steps, The Iraqi Regime Has An Opportunity To Avoid Conflict. These Steps Would Also Change The Nature Of The Iraqi Regime Itself. America Hopes The Regime Will Make That Choice.

People Shouldn't Read Into Venue Locations Someone's Heart.

I Appreciate That Question Because I, In The State Of Texas, Had Heard A Lot Of Discussion About A Faith-based Initiative Eroding The Important Bridge Between Church And State.

This Is Preservation Month. I Appreciate Preservation. It's What You Do When You Run For President. You Gotta Preserve.

I Think I'm The Only President Other Than John Kennedy Who Had Both Parents Alive During The Presidency.

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

America Will Not Pretend That Jailed Dissidents Prefer Their Chains, Or That Women Welcome Humiliation And Servitude, Or That Any Human Being Aspires To Live At The Mercy Of Bullies.... ...liberty Will Come To Those Who Love It.

I Call My Philosophy And Approach Compassionate Conservatism. It Is Compassionate To Actively Help Our Fellow Citizens In Need. It Is Conservative To Insist On Responsibility And Results. And With This Hopeful Approach, We Will Make A Real Difference In People's Lives.

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

I Firmly Believe The Death Tax Is Good For People From All Walks Of Life All Throughout Our Society.

I Have A Duty To Protect The Executive Branch From Legislative Encroachment.

Executive Branch

governments Accountable To The Voters Focus On Building Roads And Schoolsnot Weapons Of Mass Destruction.

Mass Destruction

Keep Good Relations With The Grecians.

I Believe That We're In An Ideological Struggle; I Believe The Only Way To Marginalize Those Who Murder The Innocent, To Achieve Our Ideological Objectives, Is To Spread Democracy And Freedom.

Culture Of Life Is Really Important For A Country To Have If It's Going To Be A Hospitable Society.

Take The Life Issue. This Issue Requires A President And An Administration Leading Our Nation To Understand The Importance Of Life. This Whole Faith-based Initiative Really Ties Into A Larger Cultural Issue That We're Working On. It Begins To Affect The Life Issue, As Well As The Human Dignity Issue, Because When You're Talking About Welcoming People Of Faith To Help People Who Are Disadvantaged And Are Unable To Defend Themselves, The Logical Step Is Also Those Babies.

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

One Thing Is Clear: The Iraqi People Are Showing Incredible Courage. The United States Of America Must Understand That It's In Our Interests That We Help This Democracy Succeed.

Anyway, After We Go Out And Work Our Hearts Out, After You Go Out And Help Us Turn Out The Vote, After We've Convinced The Good Americans To Vote, And While They're At It, Pull That Old George W Lever, If I'm The One, When I Put My Hand On The Bible, When I Put My Hand On The Bible, That Day When They Swear Us In, When I Put My Hand On The Bible, I Will Swear To Not - To Uphold The Laws Of The Land.

Well, It's An Unimaginable Honor To Be The President During The Fourth Of July Of This Country. It Means What These Words Say, For Starters. The Great Inalienable Rights Of Our Country. We're Blessed With Such Values In America. And I - It's - I'm A Proud Man To Be The Nation Based Upon Such Wonderful Values.

The Case For Trade Is Not Just Monetary, But Moral. Economic Freedom Creates Habits Of Liberty. And Habits Of Liberty Create Expectations Of Democracy.

If The Iranians Were To Have A Nuclear Weapon They Could Proliferate.

Nuclear Weapons

A Lot Of People In The Usa Probably Don't Understand How Important They Are To The Mortgage Markets. And It's Really Important For People To Have Confidence In The Mortgage Markets And That There Be Stability In The Mortgage Markets.

Get Ready; If The Democrats Take The House, Your Taxes Are Going Up.

War Crimes Will Be Prosecuted. War Criminals Will Be Punished. And It Will Be No Defense To Say, 'i Was Just Following Orders.'

I Strongly Believe What We're Doing Is The Right Thing. If I Didn't Believe It -- I'm Going To Repeat What I Said Before -- I'd Pull The Troops Out, Nor If I Believed We Could Win, I Would Pull The Troops Out.

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.

I Kind Of Like To Look At The Ranch On Google, Reminds Me Of Where I Want To Be Sometimes.

We Have A Serious Problem: America Is Addicted To Oil... The Best Way To Break This Addiction Is Through Technology.

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.

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