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50.
"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I
wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug.
13, 2002
49.
"We spent a lot of time talking about
Africa,
as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease."
—Gothenburg,
Sweden,
June 14, 2001
48.
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test.'' —Townsend,
Tenn., Feb.
21, 2001
47.
"We both use Colgate toothpaste." —after a reporter asked what he had in
common with British Prime Minister Tony Blair,
Camp David,
Md., Feb. 23, 2001
46.
"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." —Washington,
D.C.,
Aug. 6, 2004
45.
"I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's
moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are
probably read the news themselves." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003
44.
"I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to
explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being
president." —as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War
43.
"I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters
and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." —Washington, D.C.,
Oct. 3, 2001
42.
"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of
Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to
terrorize himself." —Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003
41.
"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." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004
40.
"Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." —discussing the Iraq
war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson, as quoted by
Robertson
39.
"I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a
draft." —presidential debate,
St. Louis,
Mo.,
Oct. 8, 2004
38.
"Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do
it again?" —to economic advisers
discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by former Treasury
Secretary Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002
37.
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." —Trenton, N.J.,
Sept. 23, 2002
36.
"After
standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will
not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week — we will have an
all-volunteer army!" —Daytona Beach,
Fla.,
Oct. 16, 2004
35.
"Do you have blacks, too?" —to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso,
Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001
34.
"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." —as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002
33.
"I got to know Ken Lay when he was head of the — what they call the
Governor's Business Council in Texas. He was a supporter of Ann Richards
in my run in 1994. And she had named him the head of the Governor's
Business Council. And I decided to leave him in place, just for the sake
of continuity. And that's when I first got to know Ken and worked with
Ken." —attempting to distance himself from his biggest political patron,
Enron Chairman Ken Lay, whom he nicknamed "Kenny Boy," Washington, D.C.,
Jan. 10, 2002
32.
"It is white." —after being asked by a child in Britain what the White
House was like, July 19, 2001
31.
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy
of Hanukkah." —at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington,
D.C., Dec. 10, 2001
30.
"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."
—Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001
29.
"I don't know why you're talking about
Sweden.
They're the neutral one. They don't have an army." —during a Dec. 2002
Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York
Times
28.
"You forgot Poland." —to Sen. John Kerry during the first presidential
debate, after Kerry failed to mention Poland's contributions to the Iraq
war coalition, Miami, Fla., Sept. 30, 2004
27.
"I'm the master of low expectations." —aboard Air Force One, June 4,
2003
26.
"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time
thinking about myself, about why I do things." —aboard Air Force One,
June 4, 2003
25.
"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and
what I believe — I believe what I believe is right." —Rome,
Italy, July 22, 2001
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