George W. Bush Quotes, New York Quotes, Yesterday Quotes

As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured. —New York, Sept. 26, 2007

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You saw the president yesterday. I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles.

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Tommy (Thompson) is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too.

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The interesting thing about golf is that the presidency requires focus and discipline, and golf requires focus and discipline. It was a way to make sure that parts of my life were focused and disciplined.

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We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, and more than a century after slavery was officially ended in its last strongholds, the trade in human beings for any purpose must not be allowed to thrive in our time.

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We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House, make no mistake about it.

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The question is: How do we succeed in Iraq? And you don't succeed by leaving before the mission is complete, like some in this political process are suggesting.

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After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do.

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Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in the long run stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty. ... The global wave of democracy has barely reached the Arab states. For too long, many people in that region have been victims and subjects. They deserve to be active citizens.

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I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that.

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States like these [Iran, Iraq, North Korae], and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to match their hatred. They could attack our allies or attempt to blackmail the United States. In any of these cases, the price of indifference would be catastrophic.

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My mother always said, 'When you're eating pretzels, chew before you swallow'. Always listen to your mother.

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The economy is growing, productivity is high, trade is up, people are working. It's not as good as we'd like, but -- and to the extent that we find weakness, we'll move.

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We are not at war with the Afghani people, and we are not at war with Islam, which most Americans respect as a religion of peace.

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I've got a reason for running. I talk about a larger goal, which is to call upon the best of America. It's part of the renewal. It's reform and renewal. Part of the renewal is a set of high standards and to remind people that the greatness of America really does depend on neighbors helping neighbors and children finding mentors. I worry. I'm very worried about, you know, the kid who just wonders whether America is meant for him. I really worry about that.

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It's your money. You paid for it.

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History is moving, and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy.

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The Oval Office is a place where there's been, obviously, a lot of amazing experiences over a seven-and-a-half year period. My presidency is one where I've had to make some very tough decisions. I guess some presidencies are kind of - were real smooth, there were no real big issues. Well, that's not the way mine is.

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Victory means exit strategy. And it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.

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We have to find the origin of the problem. The origin of the problem in many African countries is that you've got state bureaucracies which are too bloated.

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