2007

"There's a lot of blowhards in the political process, you know, a lot of hot-air artists, people who have got something fancy to say."

"What I'm telling you is there's too many junk lawsuits suing too many doctors."

"You helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17 -- 1976."

"I'm honored to be here with the eternal general of the United States, mi amigo Alberto Gonzales."

"Information is moving -- you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets."

"Wisdom and strength, and my family, is what I'd like for you to pray for."

"Either we'll succeed, or we won't succeed. And the definition of success as I described is sectarian violence down. Success is not no violence."

"And so, what Gen. Petraeus is saying, some early signs, still dangerous, but give me -- give my chance a plan to work."

"There are some similarities, of course (between Iraq and Vietnam). Death is terrible."

"I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times."

"The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously."

"All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone."

"I fully understand those who say you can't win this thing militarily. That's exactly what the United States military says, that you can't win this military."

"You know, when you give a man more money in his pocket -- in this case, a woman more money in her pocket to expand a business, it -- they build new buildings. And when somebody builds a new building somebody has got to come and build the building."

"As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured."

"All of us in America want there to be fairness when it comes to justice."

"My job is a job to make decisions. I'm a decision -- if the job description were, what do you do -- it's decision maker."

"You never heard anybody say, 'I want to be despised, I'm running for office.'"

"I said to her, make sure the rug says 'optimistic person comes to work.'"

"I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas."

"Forms of government matter, in my opinion. It matters how -- the nature of the government in which people live."

"My attitude is, if they're still writing about (number) one, 43 doesn't need to worry about it."

"And my concern, David, is several."

"The solution to Iraq -- an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself -- is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad."

"That's why we are inconveniencing air traffickers, to make sure nobody is carrying weapons on airplanes."

"The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear -- I'm a commander guy."

"They're innocent, they were doing nothing, and they were summarily plucked out of water."

"I'm a strong proponent of the restoration of the wetlands, for a lot of reasons. There's a practical reason, though, when it comes to hurricanes: The stronger the wetlands, the more likely the damage of the hurricane."

"And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it."

"I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality."

"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions."

"And one thing we want during this war on terror is for people to feel like their life's moving on, that they're able to make a living and send their kids to college and put more money on the table."

"The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope -- an ideology of hate -- excuse me --with an ideology of hope."

"I've got God's shoulder to cry on. And I cry a lot. I do a lot of crying in this job. I'll bet I've shed more tears than you can count, as president."

"I'm going to try to see if I can remember as much to make it sound like I'm smart on the subject."

"I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle. He's bigger than that."

"Amnesty means that you've got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that."

"This process has been drug out a long time, which says to me it's political."

"These are big achievements for this country, and the people of Bulgaria ought to be proud of the achievements that they have achieved."

"Bush goes to Hel. That's what a lot of people want."