| 'Bushisms' |
| "It's going to require numerous IRA agents." On Gore's tax plan, Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 10, 2000 "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." 9/22/97 "For NASA, space is still a high priority." 9/5/93 "We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." "I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in LA, my answer has been direct & simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame." "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." 5/20/96 "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." 9/15/95 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." 5/22/98 "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'." 12/6/93 "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." "The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that George Bush may or may not make." "We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." "[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system." "I think we can agree. The past is over" "It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then." "It's clearly the budget. It has a lot of numbers on it." "The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case." "Will the highways on the Internet become more few?" "Like your neighbor just like you like to be liked yourself." "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" "Laura & I really don't realize how bright our children is." "I was raised in the West. The west of Texas. It's pretty close to California. In more ways than Washington, D.C., is close to California." "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." "Please don't look at the part of the glass that is only half full." 11/6/91 "No you're not going to see me stay put... I am not going to forsake my responsibilities. You may not see me put as much - I mean, un-put as much" 11/8/91 "That's a chapter, the last chapter of the 20th, 20th, the 21st century that most of us would rather forget. The last chapter of the 20th century. This is the first chapter of the 21st century. " On the Lewinsky scandal, Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 24, 2000 "Then I went for a run with the other dog and just walked. And I started thinking about a lot of things. I was able to�I can't remember what it was. Oh, the inaugural speech, started thinking through that." Pre-inaugural interview with U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 22, 2001 issue "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." Interview with the New York Times, Jan. 14, 2001 |
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