George W. Bush quotes - page 3

You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. (George W. Bush)
Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.
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If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road.
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I suspected there would be a good-size crowd once the word got out about my hanging.
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My administration has a job to do and we're going to do it. We will rid the world of the evil-doers.
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I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive.
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You are either with us or you are against us in the fight against terror.
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This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.
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What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character.
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After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.
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I'm a patient man. And when I say I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man. (George W. Bush)
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.
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Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.
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I want to be the peace president.
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I care what 51 percent of the people think about me.
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Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low.
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This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.
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I will have a foreign-handed foreign policy.
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I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army.
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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.
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What we Republicans should stand for is growth in the economy. We ought to make the pie higher. (George W. Bush)
And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence.
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As Iraqi forces gain experience and the political process advances, we will be able to decrease our troop level in Iraq without losing our capability to defeat the terrorists. These decisions about troop levels will be driven by the conditions on the ground in Iraq and the good judgment of our commanders, not by artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington.
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My Geordie is probably just about as bad as my English.
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I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake.
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