Bush Listen, I want to thank leaders of the - in the faith - faith-based and community-based community for being here. Bush Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. Bush 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. Bush So for the students here, take heart in this concept. He gets a Ph.D. I get Cs. I'm the President and he's the advisor. Bush I repeat, personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution. Bush It's okay to correct the president - just not in front of all the TV cameras. Bush With the campaign over, Americans are expecting a bipartisan effort and results. I'll reach out to everyone who shares our goals. Bush We will stand up for terror. We will stand up for freedom. Bush Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations. Bush And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence. Bush No one wants to be the war president. I want to be the peace president. Bush We hold dear what our Declaration of Independence says, that all have got uninalienable rights, endowed by a Creator. Bush Maybe between the time I left Camp David and here I'll learn more. Bush The more money they have in their more pockets — in their pockets, the more likely it is that somebody will find work. Bush One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end. Bush You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. Bush The President needs a lot of advice. Bush I'm looking for a good cowboy. Bush For all you C students out there, it's amazing what can happen to you if you keep working hard. Bush I realize, and many Americans realize, that it's not always easy to sleep next to the elephant. Bush They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we. Bush Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country. Bush I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein. Bush We want results in every single classroom so that one single child is left behind. Bush See, free nations do not develop weapons of mass destruction. Bush The world is more peaceful and more free under my leadership. Bush We need to thin our forests in America. Bush I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that. Bush I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things. Bush I've got very good relations with President Mubarak and Crown Prince Abdullah and the King of Jordan, Gulf Coast countries. Bush I am the master of low expectations. Bush We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in doing so we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure. Bush It will take time to restore chaos and order—but we—order out of chaos. Bush The Iraqi regime is a threat to any American and to threats who are friends of America. Bush And I know something about being a government. And you've got a good one. Bush There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country. Bush But here in Texas we took [trial lawyers] on and got some good medical—medical malpractice, which evidently had a few loopholes in it. Bush I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here. Bush Last question—and then I've got to go chip and putt for a birdie. [Laughter.] It was a good drive. Bush Do you have blacks, too? Bush A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. Bush Tribal sovereignty means that, it's sovereign. You're a -- you're a -- you have been given sovereignty and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. Bush By making the right choices, we can make the right choice for our future. Bush In 2000, alone, obesity costs totaled the country an estimated cost of $117 billion. Bush And if one of those jobs are created, we must have a system which trains people for the jobs which actually exist. Bush 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. Bush We can help somebody who hurts by hugging a neighbor in need. Bush I mentioned early on that I recognize there are hurdles, and we're going to achieve those hurdles. Bush Sometimes Washington is one of these towns where the people who think they've got the sharp elbows are the most effective person. Bush Fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again. Bush We're going to have a White House forum there in Washington, D.C., obviously—that's where the White House is ... Bush I should have clarified it by my statement. I just clarified it by my—not should have—I just. Bush He was a state sponsor of terror. In other words, the government had declared, you are a state sponsor of terror. Bush You took an oath to defend our flag and our freedom, and you kept that oath underseas and under fire. Bush If you found somebody that had information about an attack on America, you'd want to know as best as we can to find out what the facts are. Bush I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome. Bush a myth to think that I'm not aware that there's opinions that don't agree with mine, because I'm fully aware of that. Bush Those who enter the country illegally violate the law. Bush We got the best workforce in America—in the world. Bush We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you. Bush The best place for the facts to be done is by somebody who's spending time investigating it. Bush I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend. Bush It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way. Bush 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. Bush I want to thank you for the importance that you've shown for education and literacy. Bush If they pre-decease or die early, there's an asset base to be able to pass on to a loved one. Bush In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible—whatever that means. Bush This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table. Bush It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life. Bush And so during these holiday seasons, we thank our blessings. Bush I believe that, as quickly as possible, young cows ought to be allowed to go across our border. Bush In other words, there's no sanctions—you can't—we're out of sanctions. Bush I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about, you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know? Bush A West Texas girl, just like me. Bush My job is to, like, think beyond the immediate. Bush This is historic times. Bush God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear. Bush My views are one that speaks to freedom. Bush The illiteracy level of our children are appalling. Bush As you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say. Bush I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves. Bush Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace. Bush I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances. Bush I think war is a dangerous place. Bush I don't bring God into my life to—to, you know, kind of be a political person. Bush I think the American people—I hope the American–I don't think, let me—I hope the American people trust me. Bush In other words, I don't think people ought to be compelled to make the decision which they think is best for their family. Bush We need an energy bill that encourages consumption. Bush There's no cave deep enough for America, or dark enough to hide. Bush I'm a patient man. And when I say I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man. Bush I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society. Bush I'd rather have them sacrificing on behalf of our nation than, you know, endless hours of testimony on congressional hill. Bush This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating. Bush It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber. Bush We've tripled the amount of money—I believe it's from $50 million up to $195 million available. Bush I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region. Bush The suicide bombings have increased. There's too many of them. Bush I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe—I believe what I believe is right. Bush Can't living with the bill means it won't become law. Bush Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious—I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well. Bush Our nation must come together to unite. Bush There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead. Bush First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country. Bush We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end. Bush I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically. Bush I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese—that meant that they weren't very effective. Bush You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. Bush Home is important. It's important to have a home. Bush We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House—make no mistake about it. Bush There's no such thing as legacies. At least, there is a legacy, but I'll never see it. Bush 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. Bush Let me put it to you this way, I am not a revengeful person. Bush The great thing about America is everybody should vote. Bush They misunderestimated me. Bush They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program. Bush It's your money. You paid for it. Bush Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream. Bush If I'm the president, we're going to have emergency-room care, we're going to have gag orders. Bush Drug therapies are replacing a lot of medicines as we used to know it. Bush I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun. Bush If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it. Bush Our priorities is our faith. Bush I mean, there needs to be a wholesale effort against racial profiling, which is illiterate children. Bush I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question. Bush I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully. Bush I will have a foreign-handed foreign policy. Bush One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise above that which is expected. Bush More and more of our imports come from overseas. Bush I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans. Bush A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness. Bush The woman who knew that I had dyslexia—I never interviewed her. Bush The best way to relieve families from time is to let them keep some of their own money. Bush I don't think we need to be subliminable about the differences between our views on prescription drugs. Bush We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans. Bush The point is, this is a way to help inoculate me about what has come and is coming. Bush Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness. Bush I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes. Bush We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile. Bush I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together. Bush This case has had full analyzation and has been looked at a lot. Bush If you're asking me as the president, would I understand reality, I do. Bush I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating. Bush 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. Bush I think we agree, the past is over. Bush It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it. Bush I hope we get to the bottom of the answer. It's what I'm interested to know. Bush Laura and I really don't realize how bright our children is sometimes until we get an objective analysis. Bush It is not Reaganesque to support a tax plan that is Clinton in nature. Bush He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road. Bush The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case. Bush Will the highways on the Internet become more few? Bush I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family. Bush Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning? Bush It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then. Bush The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany