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"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
-- September 2000, explaining his energy policies at an event in Michigan.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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"Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?"
-- January 2000, during a campaign event in South Carolina.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, file)
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"They misunderestimated the compassion of our country. I think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the commander in chief, too."
-- Sept. 26, 2001, in Langley, Va. Bush was referring to the terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
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"There's no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail."
-- Oct. 4, 2001, in Washington. Bush was remarking on a back-to-work plan after the terrorist attacks.
Source: The Associated Press (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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"It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber."
-- April 10, 2002, at the White House, as Bush urged Senate passage of a broad ban on cloning.
Source: The Associated Press (MANNY CENETA/AFP/Getty Images)
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"I want to thank the dozens of welfare-to-work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm and solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves."
-- April 18, 2002, at the White House.
Source: The Associated Press (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images)
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"There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on _ shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."
-- Sept. 17, 2002, in Nashville, Tenn.
Source: The Associated Press (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
-- Aug. 5, 2004, at the signing ceremony for a defense spending bill.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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"Our most abundant energy source is coal. We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge."
-- April 20, 2005, in Washington.
Source: The Associated Press (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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"Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."
-- Sept. 6, 2004, at a rally in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Source: The Associated Press (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job."
--Sept. 20, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss.
Source: The Associated Press (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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"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."
-- Sept. 5, 2005, when Bush met with residents of Poplarville, Miss., in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Source: The Associated Press (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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"It was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship. After all, 60 years we were at war 60 years ago we were at war."
-- June 29, 2006, at the White House, where Bush met with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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"Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die."
-- Dec. 7, 2006, in a joint appearance with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Source: The Associated Press (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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"These are big achievements for this country, and the people of Bulgaria ought to be proud of the achievements that they have achieved."
-- June 11, 2007, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds/file)
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"Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction. Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit."
-- September 2007, in Sydney, Australia, where Bush was attending an APEC summit.
Source: The Associated Press (TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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"Thank you, Your Holiness. Awesome speech."
-- April 16, 2008, at a ceremony welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the White House.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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"The fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place."
-- May 27, 2008, in Mesa, Ariz.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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"And they have no disregard for human life."
-- July 15, 2008, at the White House. Bush was referring to enemy fighters in Afghanistan.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
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"I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office."
-- June 26, 2008, during a Rose Garden news briefing.
Source: The Associated Press (Photo by by Ken Cedeno-Pool/Getty Images)
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"Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people."
-- July 4, 2008 in Virginia.
Source: The Associated Press (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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"The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer _ prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down. And I'm one of them. It's good to come down here."
-- Sept. 3, 2008, at an emergency operations center in Baton Rouge, La., after Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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"This thaw -- took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw."
-- Oct. 20, 2008, in Alexandria, La., as he discussed the economy and frozen credit markets.
Source: The Associated Press (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)