"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."
George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."
George W. Bush, Sept. 6, 2004, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

"But the true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people like Travis, people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves."
George W. Bush, Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004

"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us, the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country." - Washington, D.C., George W. Bush, Jan. 14, 2004

"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."
George W. Bush, Aug. 5, 2004

"Secondly, the tactics of our - as you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's - ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions - you can't - we're out of sanctions."
George W. Bush, Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004

"More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than - I say more Muslims - a lot of Muslims have died - I don't know the exact count - at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill."
George W. Bush, Jan. 29, 2004

"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."
George W. Bush, May 25, 2004

"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."
George W. Bush, Austin, Texas, Jan. 8, 2001

"I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves."
George W. Bush, Sept. 21, 2003

"They misunderestimated me."
George W. Bush, Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

"This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve."
George W. Bush, speaking during "Perseverence Month", Nashua, NH, Jan. 28, 2000

"The illiteracy level of our children are appalling."
George W. Bush, Jan. 23, 2004

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"
George W. Bush, Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

"My views are one that speaks to freedom."
George W. Bush, Jan. 29, 2004

"I love to bring people into the oval office...and say, this is where I office."
George W. Bush, Jan. 29, 2004

"I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton. He's one of the great Pennsylvania political families."
George W. Bush, Drexel Hill, Pa, Sept. 15, 2003

"There's still a lot of Queens in George Tenet."
George W. Bush, Dec. 14, 2004

"Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."
George W. Bush, May 27, 2004

"I'm the master of low expectations."
George W. Bush, aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

"And so, in my State of the - my State of the Union - or state - my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation - I asked Americans to give 4,000 years - 4,000 hours over the next - the rest of your life - of service to America. That's what I asked - 4,000 hours."
George W. Bush, Bridgeport, Ct, April 9, 2002

"I think the American people - I hope the American - I don't think, let me - I hope the American people trust me."
George W. Bush, Dec. 18, 2002

"I believe that, as quickly as possible, young cows ought to be allowed to go across our border."
George W. Bush, during a visit in Ottawa, Nov. 30, 2004

"I understand small business growth. I was one."
George W. Bush, Feb. 19, 2000

"We thought we were protected forever from trade policy or terrorist attacks because oceans protected us."
George W. Bush, in a speech at the APEC Summit, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 20, 2004

"I know it is in the interest of the Palestinian people that they can live in ... a society in which they can realize their dreams if they happen to be an entrepreneur."
George W. Bush, Nov. 12, 2004

"After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week - we will have an all-volunteer army. Let me restate that."
George W. Bush, Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004

"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."
George W. Bush, Sept. 17, 2004

"That's why I went to the Congress last September and proposed fundamental - supplemental funding, which is money for armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel."
George W. Bush,Erie, Pa., Sept. 4, 2004

"I didn't join the International Criminal Court because I don't want to put our troops in the hands of prosecutors from other nations. Look, if somebody has done some wrong in our military, we'll take care of it. We got plenty of capability of dealing with justice."
George W. Bush, Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time."
George W. Bush, Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

"Tribal sovereignty means that, it's sovereign. You're a - you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And, therefore, the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities."
George W. Bush, Aug. 6, 2004

"There is no such thing necessarily in a dictatorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon."
George W. Bush

"In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences."
George W. Bush

"The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the - the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice."
George W. Bush, Oct. 27, 2003

"We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues. Secretary of State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and peace around the world."
George W. Bush, Aug. 1, 2003

"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."
George W. Bush, Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

"The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been - some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started - but nevertheless, it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq, this kind of march to war, affected the economy."
George W. Bush, on Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004

"My answer is bring them on."
George W. Bush, July 3, 2003

"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program."
George W. Bush, St. Charles, Mo., Nov. 2, 2000

"First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill."
George W. Bush, May 19, 2003

"Do you have blacks, too?"
George W. Bush, in a conversation with Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso, Nov. 8, 2001

"We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease."
George W. Bush, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001

"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."
George W. Bush, Dec. 18, 2000

"We've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are."
George W. Bush, Chicago, Sept. 30, 2003

"Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods."
George W. Bush, Austin, Texas, Dec. 20, 2000

"I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive."
George W. Bush, June 24, 2004

"One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor - the president - governor - president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him - get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq - and at that same - right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States - a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen."
George W. Bush, Jan. 9, 2004


"I mean, these good folks are revolutionizing how businesses conduct their business. And, like them, I am very optimistic about our position in the world and about its influence on the United States. We're concerned about the short-term economic news, but long-term I'm optimistic. And so, I hope investors, you know - secondly, I hope investors hold investments for periods of time - that I've always found the best investments are those that you salt away based on economics."
George W. Bush, Austin, Texas, Jan. 4, 2001

"I think we agree, the past is over."
George W. Bush about John McCain, Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000

"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."
George W. Bush, May 5, 2000

"We ought to make the pie higher."
George W. Bush, Feb. 15, 2000

"Will the highways on the Internet become more few?"
George W. Bush, Concord, N.H., Jan. 29, 2000

"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
George W. Bush, Nashua, NH, Jan. 27, 2000