2001

"Can't living with the bill means it won't become law."

"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."

"There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead."

"Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican."

"We want to develop defenses that are capable of defending ourselves and defenses capable of defending others."

"We'll be a great country where the fabrics are made up of groups and loving centers."

"It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency."

"A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. And the facts are that thousands of small businesses — Hispanically owned or otherwise — pay taxes at the highest marginal rate."

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.''

"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."

"We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates."

"I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport."

"Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better."

"When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive."

"Arbolist … Look up the word. I don't know, maybe I made it up. Anyway, it's an arbo-tree-ist, somebody who knows about trees."

"My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire."

"Home is important. It's important to have a home."

"I want everybody to hear loud and clear that I'm going to be the president of everybody."

"It's about past seven in the evening here so we're actually in different time lines."

"I do remain confident in Linda. She'll make a fine labor secretary. From what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly qualified."

"I've always found the best investments are those that you salt away based on economics."

"There's a lot of people in the Middle East who are desirous to get into the Mitchell process. And — but first things first. The — these terrorist acts and, you know, the responses have got to end in order for us to get the framework — the groundwork — not framework, the groundwork to discuss a framework for peace, to lay the—all right."

"The person who runs FEMA is someone who must have the trust of the president. Because the person who runs FEMA is the first voice, often times, of someone whose life has been turned upside down hears from."

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

"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right."

"You know, sometimes when you study history, you get stuck in the past."

"I'm sure you can imagine it's an unimaginable honor to live here."