The Greatest Bushisms of All Time
"One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a — a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone."
"If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow."
"He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."
"I will have a foreign-handed foreign policy."
"[A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say."
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."
"I'm the commander - see, I don't need to explain - I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." — as quoted in Bob Woodward's "Bush at War"
"The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur." — discussing the decline of the French economy with British Prime Minister Tony Blair
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
"Do you have blacks, too?" -to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Nov. 8, 2001, an April 28,
"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."
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."- 8/5/2004 USA TODAY
"I think we agree, the past is over." — on his meeting with John McCain, Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000
"Will the highways on the Internet become more few?"
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
"There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. ... I can't think of anything more deep than that right."
"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." — Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (See Quicktime Video!)
"Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.'" — in a speech about childhood education, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2002
"If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly reject that assumption - that John Ashcroft is a open-minded, inclusive person."
"She's just trying to make sure Anthony gets a good meal - Antonio." — on Laura Bush inviting Justice Antonin Scalia to dinner at the White House, Jan. 14, 2001
"It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency." — June 14, 2001, speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live television camera was still rolling.
"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it."
"We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates."
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it."
"Can't living with the bill means it won't become law." — referring to the McCain-Kennedy patients' bill of rights, June 13, 2001
"Keep good relations with the Grecians." (Bush was referring to the Greeks)
"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case."
"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."
"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances."
"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it".
"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."
"There's not going to be enough people in the system to take advantage of people like me."
"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it."
"I'm a patient man. And when I say I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man."
"We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease."
"So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well."
"There's no cave deep enough for America, or dark enough to hide."
"My job is to, like, think beyond the immediate."
"I think the American people--I hope the American--I don't think, let me--I hope the American people trust me."
"This is what I'm good at. I like meeting people, my fellow citizens, I like interfacing with them".
:Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale".
"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."
"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."