Bushism Quotes

We'll let our friends be the peacekeepers and the great country called America will be the pacemakers.

This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses.

As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured. —New York, Sept. 26, 2007

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century.

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

Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech.

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

Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.

We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease.

They want the federal government controlling the Social Security, like it's some kind of federal program.

All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone.

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.

I'm the decider, and I decide what is best.

I'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That's the reality of the world. And I wish him all the very best.

People say, well, do you ever hear any other voices other than, like, a few people? Of course I do.

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.

Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted.

I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth.

There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: 'Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world.'

We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor just like you like to be liked yourself.

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.

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.

Those who enter the country illegally violate the law.

I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and "Hispanically".

It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.

The important question is, how many hands have I shaked?

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

Keep good relations with the Grecians.

I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my faults.

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

I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.

The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law.

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

Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.

I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.

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.

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

Reading is the basics for all learning.

Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment.

I believe that a prosperous, democratic Pakistan will be a steadfast partner for America, a peaceful neighbor for India, and a force for freedom and moderation in the Arab world.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on you.

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.

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.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

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

I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.

Afghanistan is the most daring and ambition mission in the history of NATO.

People make suggestions on what to say all the time... Trust me.

I do remain confident in Linda. She'll make a fine labor secretary. From what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly qualified.