BUSHisms

* I'm a uniter, not a divider.

* One of the great things about books is, sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

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

* Will the highways on the Internet become more few?

* Reading is the basics for all learning.

* It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.

* Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.

* I will swear to not, to uphold the laws of the land.

* They misunderestimated me.

* 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'm going to work with every Cabinet member to set a series of goals for each Cabinet.

* The thing that's important for me is to remember what's the most important thing.

* First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country.

* For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America...And we're going to do something about it.

* It's amazing I won. I was running against peace and prosperity and incumbency.

* As I'm sure you can imagine, it is an unimaginable honor to live here.

* It's my honor to speak to you as the leader of your country. And the great thing about America is you don't have to listen unless you want to.

* I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt.

* Nobody can threaten this country. Oh, they may be able to bomb buildings and obviously disrupt lives.

* We are fully committed to working with both sides to bring the level of terror down to an acceptable level for both.

* 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.

* I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging.
(at the dedication of his gubernatorial portrait in Austin, Texas)

* I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.

* This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.

* 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.

* There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.

* I had a cordial meeting at the meeting last night. We greeted each other cordially.
(after meeting with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (November 21, 2002))

* The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself.

* I'm an optimist because I believe that I'm right. I'm a person at peace with myself. It was our turn to face a serious threat to peace.

* You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it will take time to restore chaos from order- order out of chaos. But we will.

* If it feels good do it. If you've got a problem blame somebody else.

* The best way to get the news is from objective sources, and the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world

* So, thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well.

* Today I'm going to give you some reasons for you to put me back in office, but perhaps the most important reason of all is so that Laura will be the First Lady for four more years.

* 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.

* That's why I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them.

* 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 as I can.

* September the 4th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin Towers. It's a day I will never forget.

* Who could have possibly envisioned an erection- an election in Iraq at this point in history?

* Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden: Because he's hiding.

* And there is a new history now that has been done, and that history needs to be included in the process.

* This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. (Short pause) And having said that, all options are on the table. (Laughter)

* Well, we've made the decision to defeat the terrorists abroad so we don't have to face them here at home.

* I can only speak to myself.

* Wow! Brazil is big!
(upon seeing a map of Brazil at a meeting with Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva)

* One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq with the war on terror.

* I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake.

(Revealing his "best moment since he took office in 2001" to a German newspaper reporter, Bild am Sonntag. )
(Note: the largest recorded perch in the U.S. is still under 5 pounds.)

* The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope- an ideology of hate- excuse me- with an ideology of hope.

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

* (Speaking to military in Afghanistan) (He) ... said he'd like to be there but "One, I'm too old to be out there, and two, they would notice me."


* I thought an interesting comment was made when somebody said to me, I heard somebody say, where's Mandela? Well, Mandela is dead, because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas.

* Goodbye, from the world's biggest polluter.
(Concluding a private address at the Tokyo G8 summit)

* The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

* I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is misunderestimating

* Actually, I- this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about- when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.

* Dick Cheney and I do not want this nation to be in a recession. We want anybody who can find work to be able to find work.

* 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.

* The primary component of gasoline is crude oil.

* I would still invade Iraq even if Iraq never existed.