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And I strongly support the faith-based initiative that we're proposing, because I don't believe it violates the line between the separation of church and state, and I believe it's going to make America a better place.

And I strongly support the faith-based initiative that we're proposing, because I don't believe it violates the line between the separation of church and state, and I believe it's going to make America a better place.

George W. Bush
Believe, Humor, America
White House News Conference, www.nytimes.com. February 23, 2001.

Take the life issue. This issue requires a president and an administration leading our nation to understand the importance of life. This whole faith-based initiative really ties into a larger cultural issue that we're working on. It begins to affect the life issue, as well as the human dignity issue, because when you're talking about welcoming people of faith to help people who are disadvantaged and are unable to defend themselves, the logical step is also those babies.

George W. Bush
Baby, Humor, Talking

We've got a cultural issue in America. We've got to change the whole way the issue is looked at. That's the mission. Some in the political process don't have enough patience for that, and I probably don't either.

George W. Bush
Humor, America, Issues

There are some monuments where the land is so widespread, they just encompass as much as possible. And the integral part of the - the precious part, so to speak - I guess all land is precious, but the part that the people uniformly would not want to spoil, will not be despoiled. But there are parts of the monument lands where we can explore without affecting the overall environment.

George W. Bush
Humor, Land, People

I'm also honored to be here with the speaker of the House - just happens to be from the state of Illinois. I'd like to describe the speaker as a trustworthy man. He's the kind of fellow who says when he gives you his word he means it. Sometimes that doesn't happen all the time in the political process.

George W. Bush
Humor, Mean, Men

It's good to see so many friends here in the Rose Garden. This is our first event in this beautiful spot, and it's appropriate we talk about policy that will affect people's lives in a positive way in such a beautiful, beautiful part of our national - really, our national park system, my guess is you would want to call it.

George W. Bush
Beautiful, Humor, Garden

The budget caps were busted, mightily so. And we are reviewing with people like Judd Gregg from New Hampshire and others some budgetary reform measures that will reinstate - you know, possibly reinstate budgetary discipline. But the caps no longer - the caps, I guess they're there. But they didn't mean much.

George W. Bush
Humor, Mean, Discipline

Then I went for a run with the other dog and just walked. And I started thinking about a lot of things. I was able to - I can't remember what it was. Oh, the inaugural speech, started thinking through that.

George W. Bush
Running, Dog, Humor

Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along. And even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to travel.

George W. Bush
Country, Humor, Years
First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2001

If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly reject that assumption - that John Ashcroft is a openminded, inclusive person.

George W. Bush
Humor, Thinking, Political

Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment.

George W. Bush
Humor, Political, United States

I mean, these good folks are revolutionizing how businesses conduct their business. And, like them, I am very optimistic about our position in the world and about its influence on the United States. We're concerned about the short-term economic news, but long-term I'm optimistic. And so, I hope investors, you know - secondly, I hope investors hold investments for periods of time - that I've always found the best investments are those that you salt away based on economics.

George W. Bush
Humor, Optimistic, Mean

Let me put it to you this way, I am not a revengeful person.

George W. Bush
Humor, Political, Sixteen

I also have picked a secretary for Housing and Human Development. Mel Martinez from the state of Florida.

George W. Bush
Humor, Florida, Political

I knew it might put him in an awkward position that we had a discussion before finality has finally happened in this presidential race.

George W. Bush
Humor, Race, Political
"Bush Busy Mapping Out Future Agenda". www.cnn.com. December 3, 2000.

As far as the legal hassling and wrangling and posturing in Florida, I would suggest you talk to our team in Florida led by Jim Baker.

George W. Bush
Team, Humor, Florida
"Bush, Cheney, Powell Meet at Bush Ranch in Crawford, Texas". www.cnn.com. November 30, 2000.

Think about that. Two hundred and eighty-five new or expanded programs, $2 trillion more in new spending, and not one new bureaucrat to file out the forms or answer the phones?

George W. Bush
Humor, Thinking, Two

They said, "You know, this issue doesn't seem to resignate with the people." And I said, you know something? Whether it resignates or not doesn't matter to me, because I stand for doing what's the right thing, and what the right thing is hearing the voices of people who work.

George W. Bush
Humor, Issues, Voice

Anyway, after we go out and work our hearts out, after you go out and help us turn out the vote, after we've convinced the good Americans to vote, and while they're at it, pull that old George W lever, if I'm the one, when I put my hand on the Bible, when I put my hand on the Bible, that day when they swear us in, when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to not - to uphold the laws of the land.

George W. Bush
Heart, Humor, Land
www.theguardian.com. October 27, 2000.

I don't want nations feeling like that they can bully ourselves and our allies. I want to have a ballistic defense system so that we can make the world more peaceful, and at the same time I want to reduce our own nuclear capacities to the level commiserate with keeping the peace.

George W. Bush
Humor, Bully, Political
"Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

If I'm the president, we're going to have emergency-room care, we're going to have gag orders.

George W. Bush
Humor, Order, Political
"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

It's one thing about insurance, that's a Washington term.

George W. Bush
Humor, Political, Term
"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it.

George W. Bush
Humor, Mean, Political
Third Debate: Page 10, abcnews.go.com. October 17, 2000.

I mean, there needs to be a wholesale effort against racial profiling, which is illiterate children.

George W. Bush
Children, Mean, Humor

It's going to require numerous IRA agents.

George W. Bush
Humor, Political, Ira
"Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.