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George Walker Bush (born 6 July 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He is the eldest son of Barbara and George H.
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Yo Blair, how are you doin'?
To those of you who are graduating this afternoon with high honors, awards, and distinctions, I say, 'well done'. And as I like to tell the 'C' students: You, too, can be President.
Remarks at the SMU 100th Spring Commencement (2015)
And yes, I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved.... I told the country we did that. And I also told them it was legal. We had legal opinions that enabled us to do it.
The prosperity, and social vitality and technological progress of a people are directly determined by the extent of their liberty. Freedom honors and unleashes human creativity — and creativity determines the strength and wealth of nations. Liberty is both the plan of Heaven for humanity, and the best hope for progress here on Earth.
Address to the National Endowment for Democracy (2003)
As Iraqi forces gain experience and the political process advances, we will be able to decrease our troop level in Iraq without losing our capability to defeat the terrorists. These decisions about troop levels will be driven by the conditions on the ground in Iraq and the good judgment of our commanders, not by artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington.
The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for "entrepreneur."
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Sometimes we must fight terror with tyranny.
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We will export death and violence to the four corners of the earth in defense of our great nation.
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Stop throwing the Constitution in my face. It's just a goddamned piece of paper!
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I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job.
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If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road.
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Haven't we already given money to rich people? This second tax cut's gonna do it again. Didn't we already, why are we doing it again?... shouldn't we be giving money to the middle?
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We're not going to have any casualties.
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The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him.
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I don't know where he [Osama Bin Laden] is. I have no idea and I really don't care.
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Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East. The biblical prophecies are being fulfilled. This confrontation is willed by God who wants this conflict to erase his people's enemies before a new age begins.
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It was just a coat hanger, and ... it didn't hurt any more than a cigarette burn.
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Numerous remarks that were previously attributed (in some cases correctly) to Dan Quayle
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I will screw him in the ass.
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I thought the Iraqis were Muslims.
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A Distinctly American Internationalism (1999) · 5 A Period of Consequences (1999) · 3 Campaign speech to the NAACP (2000, speech) · 1 A Great People Has Been Moved to Defend a Great Nation (2001) · 4 Freedom and Democracy Are Under Attack (2001) · 1 Freedom and Fear Are at War (2001) · 6 I Can Hear You, the Rest of the World Hears You (2001) · 2 Invasion of Afghanistan (2001) · 3 State of the Union address (2002, speech) · 14 A Vision for Iraq and the Iraqi people (2003) · 2 Address to the National Endowment for Democracy (2003, speech) · 3 Columbia space shuttle disaster (2003) · 2 Hope and Conscience Will Not Be Silenced (2003) · 2 Invasion of Iraq (2003) · 6 Mission Accomplished (2003) · 3 Remarks on U.S.-British relations and foreign policy (2003, speech) · 3 Remarks on the Capture of Saddam Hussein (2003, speech) · 2 Weekly radio address (2003, speech) · 1 Speech to United Nations General Assembly (2004, speech) · 5 U.S. Presidential Election result celebratory speech (2004, speech) · 1 Address to the Nation on Iraqi Elections (2005, speech) · 2 Address to the National Endowment for Democracy (2005, speech) · 4 State of the Union (2006) · 5 United Nations General Assembly speech (2006, speech) · 1 Address to the Nation (2007, speech) · 1