"It's a heck of a place to bring your family." —George W. Bush,
on New Orleans, New Orleans, La., Jan. 12, 2006
"As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself — not here at the
hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a
little scratch. As a matter of fact, the Colonel asked if I needed first aid
when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical operations here,
but thanks for your compassion, Colonel." —George W. Bush, after
visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical
Center, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1, 2006
"[I]t's a myth to think I don't know what's going on. It's a myth to think
that I'm not aware that there's opinions that don't agree with mine, because
I'm fully aware of that." —George W. Bush, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec.
12, 2005
"I mean, there was a serious international effort to say to Saddam Hussein,
you're a threat. And the 9/11 attacks extenuated that threat, as far as I-concerned."
—George W. Bush, Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 2005
"I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome." —George
W. Bush, defending Vice President Dick Cheney's pre-war assertion that the United
States would be welcomed in Iraq as liberators, NBC Nightly News interview,
Dec. 12, 2005
"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law." —George
W. Bush, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
"As a matter of fact, I know relations between our governments is good."
—George W. Bush, on U.S.-South Korean relations, Washington D.C., Nov.
8, 2005
"Wow! Brazil is big." —George W. Bush, after being shown a map
of Brazil by Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brasilia, Brazil,
Nov. 6, 2005
"Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for
them and what is not.'" —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., Oct. 6,
2005
"I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the
judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's
not a lot of opinions for people to look at." —George W. Bush, on
the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., October
4, 2005
"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job.
That's what I'm telling you." —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept.
20, 2005
"If it were to rain a lot, there is concern from the Army Corps of Engineers
that the levees might break. And so, therefore, we're cautious about encouraging
people to return at this moment of history." —George W. Bush, Washington,
D.C., Sept. 19, 2005
"Listen, I want to thank leaders of the — in the faith — faith-based
and community-based community for being here." —George W. Bush, Washington,
D.C., Sept. 6, 2005
"So please give cash money to organizations that are directly involved
in helping save lives — save the life who had been affected by Hurricane
Katrina." —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., Sept. 6, 2005
"I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods,
and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody
is creating new jobs." —George W. Bush, Poplarville, Miss., Sept.
5, 2005
"My thoughts are, we're going to get somebody who knows what they're talking
about when it comes to rebuilding cities." —George W. Bush, on rebuilding
New Orleans, Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 2, 2005
"Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of
the next few weeks. Don't buy gas if you don't need it." —George
W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2005
"It's totally wiped out. ... It's devastating, it's got to be doubly devastating
on the ground." —George W. Bush, turning to his aides while surveying
Hurricane Katrina flood damage from Air Force One , Aug. 31, 2005
"The best place for the facts to be done is by somebody who's spending
time investigating it." —George W. Bush, on the probe into how CIA
agent Valerie Plame's identity was leaked, Washington D.C., July 18, 2005
"I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend."
—George W. Bush, on visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June 29, 2005
