“I know how hard it is to put food on your family”
- Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan 27, 2000
“I think war is a dangerous place”
- Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003
“We’ve got a lot of relations with countries in our neighborhood.”
- Kranj, Slovenia, Jun 10, 2008
“As you know these are open forums, You’re able to come and listen to what I have to say”
- Washington D.C, Oct 28, 2003
“I understand small business growth – I was one”
- NY Daily News, Feb 19, 2000
“I hope we get to the bottom of the answer. It’s what I’m interested to know.”
- Associated Press, April 26, 2000
“I don’t remember debates. I don’t think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don’t remember.”
- Washington Post, July 27, 1999.
“As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.”
- CNN online chat, Aug 30, 2000.
“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.”
- Washington, May 12, 2008
“Those who enter the country illegally violate the law”
- Tucson, Ariz, Nov 28, 2005
“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.”
– Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
“This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating”
- New York Daily News, April 23, 2002
“You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.”
- CBS Interview, Sept 6, 2006
“I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn’t here.”
- Waco, Texas, Aug 13, 2002
“It’s in our country’s interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm’s way.”
- Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
“You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn’t it? I mean, that is fantastic that you’re doing that.”
- Bush speaking to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb 4, 2005
“I’m going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it’s the mother in me.”
- Washington D.C., April 14, 2005
“I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right.”
- Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001
“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.”
- Kuwait, Jan 12, 2008
“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.”
- Saginaw, Mich, Sept 29, 2000
“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.”
- Washington, D.C., Aug 5, 2004
“I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.”
- Washington, D.C., Oct 3, 2001
“I’m honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.”
- Washington, D.C., May 25, 2004
“You never know what your history is going to be like until long after you’re gone.”
- Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
“Soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and Coastmen — Coast Guardmen, thanks for coming, thanks for wearing the uniform.”
- Pentagon, March 19, 2008
