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"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I
wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13,
2002 49.
"We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a
nation that suffers from incredible disease." —Gothenburg,
Sweden, June 14, 2001 48. "You teach a
child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'' —Townsend,
Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001 47. "We both use
Colgate toothpaste." —after a reporter asked what he had in common with
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Camp David, Md., Feb. 23, 2001 46.
"Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, 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." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 (Watch
video) 45.
"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." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003 44. "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 43.
"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 42.
"The war on terror involves
Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam
Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself." —Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Jan. 29, 2003 41.
"I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than
here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better
future."
—Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004 40.
"Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties."
—discussing the
Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson, as quoted by Robertson 39.
"I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a
draft." —presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Watch
video) 38. "Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again?" —to economic advisers discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002 37.
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." —Trenton,
N.J., Sept. 23, 2002 36.
"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!" —Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004 (Watch
video) 35. "Do you have blacks, too?" —to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001 34. "This foreign
policy stuff is a little frustrating." —as quoted by the
New York Daily News, April 23, 2002 33. "I got to
know Ken Lay when he was head of the —
what they call the Governor's Business
Council in Texas. He was a supporter of Ann Richards in my run in 1994. And she
had named him the head of the Governor's Business Council. And I decided to
leave him in place, just for the sake of continuity. And that's when I first got
to know Ken and worked with Ken." —attempting to distance himself from
his biggest political patron, Enron Chairman Ken Lay, whom he nicknamed
"Kenny Boy," Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2002 32.
"It is white." —after being asked by a child in Britain what the
White House was like, July 19, 2001 31. "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." —at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001 30. "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." —Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001 29. "I don't know why
you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an
army."
—during a Dec. 2002 Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos,
as reported by the New York Times 28.
"You
forgot Poland." —to
Sen. John Kerry during the first presidential debate, after Kerry failed to
mention Poland's contributions to the Iraq war coalition, Miami, Fla., Sept. 30,
2004 27. "I'm the master of low
expectations." —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003 26.
"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time
thinking about myself, about why I do things." —aboard Air Force One,
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