"You know, when I campaigned here in 2000, I said, I want to be a war president. No president wants to be a war president, but I am one." - Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 26, 2006.
"You work three jobs? ... Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." To a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Neb., Feb. 4, 2005.
"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.
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'" Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001.
"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.
"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."
"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.
"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.
"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.
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002.
"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.
"Do you have blacks, too?" to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001.
"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002.
"I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army." during a December 2002 Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York Times.
"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.
My two favorite:
"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001.
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002.
George W. Bush is the Dan Quayle presidency we never had! Lucky us!
