"The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously."
"I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America, where it's nice and safe and secure."
"The CIA laid out several scenarios and said life could be lousy, life could be OK, life could be better, and they were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like."
"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat."
"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."
"We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September and proposed fundamental -- supplemental funding, which is money for armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel."
"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another day."
"I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they're getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed in the atmosphere, and they say, man, you're looking pretty."
"The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously."
"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."
"I have a record in office, as well. And all Americans have seen that record. September the 4th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin Towers. It's a day I will never forget."
"I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft."
"They've seen me make decisions, they've seen me under trying times, they've seen me weep, they've seen me laugh, they've seen me hug. And they know who I am, and I believe they're comfortable with the fact that they know I'm not going to shift principles or shift positions based upon polls and focus groups."
"I hope you leave here and walk out and say, 'What did he say?'"
"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time."
"Let me put it to you bluntly. In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life."
"As you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's -- ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions -- you can't -- we're out of sanctions."
"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."
"We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be the Struggle Against Ideological Extremists Who Do Not Believe in Free Societies Who Happen to Use Terror as a Weapon to Try to Shake the Conscience of the Free World."
"I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them."
"I wish I wasn't the war president. Who in the heck wants to be a war president? I don't."
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
"We stand for things."
'I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army.''
"Give me a chance to be your president and America will be safer and stronger and better."
"I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive."
"And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about, you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know?"
"I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."
"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."
"Like you, I have been disgraced about what I've seen on TV that took place in prison."
"Iraqis are sick of foreign people coming in their country and trying to destabilize their country."
"My job is to, like, think beyond the immediate."
"They could still be hidden, like the 50 tons of mustard gas on a turkey farm."
"This has been tough weeks in that country."
"Coalition forces have encountered serious violence in some areas of Iraq. Our military commanders report that this violence is being insticated by three groups."
"Obviously, I pray every day there's less casualty."
"We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom."
"The truth of that matter is, if you listen carefully, Saddam would still be in power if he were the president of the United States, and the world would be a lot better off."
"When a drug comes in from Canada, I wanna make sure it cures ya, not kill ya... I've got an obligation to make sure our government does everything we can to protect you. And one -- my worry is that it looks like it's from Canada, and it might be from a third world."
"We all thought there was weapons there, Robin. My opponent thought there was weapons there."
"Let me see where to start here. First, the National Journal named Senator Kennedy the most liberal senator of all."
"God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear."
"Recession means that people's incomes, at the employer level, are going down, basically, relative to costs, people are getting laid off."
"Joe, I don't do nuance."
"The march to war affected the people's confidence. It's hard to make investment. See, if you're a small business owner or a large business owner and you're thinking about investing, you've got to be optimistic when you invest. Except when you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war."
"But the true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people like Travis, people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves."
"There is no such thing necessarily in a dictatorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon."
"The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been -- some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started -- but nevertheless, it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq, this kind of march to war, affected the economy."
"My views are one that speaks to freedom."
"More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than -- I say more Muslims -- a lot of Muslims have died -- I don't know the exact count -- at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill."
"Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling."
"Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter."
"I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons."
"One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor -- the president -- governor -- president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him--get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq -- and at that same -- right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States -- a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen."
"And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede, why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read?"
"So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well."
"It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life." -
"They can get in line like those who have been here legally and have been working to become a citizenship in a legal manner."
"And so during these holiday seasons, we thank our blessings."
"Justice ought to be fair."
"The president and I also reaffirmed our determination to fight terror, to bring drug trafficking to bear, to bring justice to those who pollute our youth."
"We thought we were protected forever from trade policy or terrorist attacks because oceans protected us."
