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"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
- George W. Bush Jr.
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr.
"Mars is essentially in the same orbit...Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr., 8/11/94
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr., 9/15/95
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr., 12/6/93
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr.
"We want results in every single classroom so that one single child is left behind." —Bush, speaking in Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 10, 2003
"You disarm, or we will.'" —Bush, speaking about Saddam Hussein Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at a Sununu for Senate Fundraiser," Oct. 5, 2002
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr., 9/21/97
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr. to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/93
"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hands cut off by Saddam Hussein." —Bush, meeting with Iraqi citizens who received medical care in the U.S., May 25, 2004
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr.
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr.
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr., 9/22/97
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
- Governor George W. Bush Jr.
"A new Iraq will also need a humane, well-supervised prison system." —Bush, speaking at Carlisle, Virginia, May 24, 2004
"Iraq is free of rape rooms and torture chambers." —Bush, remarks to 2003 Republican National Committee Presidential Gala, Oct. 8, 2003
"One thing is for certain: There won't be any more mass graves and torture rooms and rape rooms." —Bush, press availability in Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 12, 2004
"Saddam Hussein now sits in a prison cell, and Iraqi men and women are no longer carried to torture chambers and rape rooms." —Bush, remarks on "Winston Churchill and the War on Terror," Feb. 4, 2004
"Every woman in Iraq is better off because the rape rooms and torture chambers of Saddam Hussein are forever closed." —Bush, remarks on "Efforts to Globally Promote Women's Human Rights," March 12, 2004
"Our military is performing brilliantly. See, the transition from torture chambers and rape rooms and mass graves and fear of authority is a tough transition. And they're doing the good work of keeping this country stabilized as a political process unfolds." —Bush, remarks on "Tax Relief and the Economy," Iowa, April 15, 2004
"We acted, and there are no longer mass graves and torture rooms and rape rooms in Iraq." —Bush, remarks at Victory 2004 Reception, Florida, April 23, 2004
"A year ago, I did give the speech from the carrier, saying that we had achieved an important objective, that we'd accomplished a mission, which was the removal of Saddam Hussein. And as a result, there are no longer torture chambers or rape rooms or mass graves in Iraq." —Bush, remarks in the Rose Garden, April 30, 2004
"Because we acted, torture rooms are closed, rape rooms no longer exist, mass graves are no longer a possibility in Iraq." —Bush, remarks at "Ask President Bush" event, Michigan, May 3, 2004
"Should any Iraqi officer or soldier receive an order from Saddam Hussein ... don't follow that order. Because if you choose to do so, when Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried and persecuted as a war criminal." Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "Taking Action to Strengthen Small Business Remarks by the President on the Economy," Jan. 22, 2003
"The more money they have in their more pockets — in their pockets, the more likely it is that somebody will find work." Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks to the GOP Resort from the Greenbriar Resort," Feb. 9, 2003
"The proposal we've proposed will save him nearly $2,400 every year." —Bush, in another display of the depth and breadth of his language skills Source: Federal Document Clearinghouse, "President Bush Speaks to the Tax Relief Coalition, U.S. Chamber of Commerce," May 6, 2003
"We need to thin our forests in America." —Bush, on the evil of forests, Aug. 11, 2003 Source: The Arizona Republic, "In Arizona, Bush Touts His Idea to Thin Forests," Aug. 12, 2003.
"I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that." —Bush, speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Source: Washington Post, "Bush Sticks to the Broad Strokes," Glenn Kessler, June 3, 2003
"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." Source: The Washington Post, "With Edwards, White House Shows First-Strike Capability," Dana Milbank, Feb. 11, 2003