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* "They misunderestimated me."[8] Bentonville, Arkansas; November 6, 2000
* "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."[9] Nashville, Tennessee; September 17, 2002
* "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."[10] LaCrosse, Wisconsin; October 18, 2000
* "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."[11] Saginaw, Michigan; September 29, 2000
* "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."[12] Poplar Bluff, Missouri; September 6, 2004
* "You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in President, during I arrived in President."[13] ABC News interview, December 1, 2008
* "I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened."[14] (Announcing he will write a book about "the 12 toughest decisions" he had to make.)
* "I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging." At the dedication of his portrait, Austin, Texas; January 4, 2002[15]
* "Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die." Washington, D.C.; December 7, 2006[16]
* "The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants." January 14, 2001[17]
Foreign affairs
* "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."[18] Washington, D.C., August 5, 2004
* "We were trying to say something differently, but nevertheless it conveyed a different message". January 12, 2009 Press Conference (Time Magazine, January 26, 2009, p13).
* "Bush goes to Hel. That's what a lot of people want." On his visit to the Hel Peninsula, Gdansk, Poland, June 8, 2007[19]
* "Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction. Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit." Addressing Australian Prime Minister John Howard at the APEC Summit, Sept. 7, 2007[19]
Economics
* "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."[5] Greater Nashua, New Hampshire, January 27, 2000
* "I understand small business growth. I was one." New York Daily News, February 19, 2000
* "There's no question about it. Wall Street got drunk -- that's one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the TV cameras -- it got drunk and now it's got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments." Speaking at a private fundraiser and surreptitiously recorded by a reporter with the footage subsequently leaked on various news outlets, Houston, Texas, July 18, 2008[20]
* "I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system." Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2008[20]
Education
* "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?"[5] Florence, South Carolina; January 11, 2000
* "As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured." On the No Child Left Behind Act, Washington, D.C.; Sept. 26, 2007[21]
* "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass... a literacy test."[22] Townsend, Tennessee; February 21, 2001
* "Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling." Washington, D.C.; Jan. 23, 2004[23]
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