Well Patricia is home and everything is returning to normal.
The baby appears to be fine, and we can start to get back to our normal routine (but she will be taking it easy).
We really appreciate everyone's support, prayers and concern.
She celebrated her 33rd birthday. One of her gifts was new Guitar (which she can play really well - I was amazed!)
Now,... Back to the madness...
Bushisms (from msn and other places):
BTW: I support or President, but you have to admit, he is one funny guy.... funny... like a clown funny sometimes.
"[B]y the way, we rank 10th amongst the industrialized world in broadband technology and its availability. That's not good enough for America. Tenth is 10 spots too low as far as I'm concerned."×Minneapolis, Minn., April 26, 2004
"I understand small business growth. I was one"
"More and more of our imports come from overseas"
"My job is to, like, think beyond the immediate.";Washington, D.C., April 21, 2004
"This is historic times.";New York, N.Y., April 20, 2004
"Obviously, I pray every day there's less casualty.";Fort Hood, Texas, April 11, 2004 (Thanks to Pat Gallagher.)
"Recession means that people's incomes, at the employer level, are going down, basically, relative to costs, people are getting laid off.";Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2004
God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear.";Los Angeles, Calif., March 3, 2004 (Thanks to Tanny Bear.)
"The march to war affected the people's confidence. It's hard to make investment. See, if you're a small business owner or a large business owner and you're thinking about investing, you've got to be optimistic when you invest. Except when you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war." ;Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004 (Thanks to Garry Trudeau.)
"See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office;I love to bring people into the Oval Office;right around the corner from here;and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than;I say more Muslims;a lot of Muslims have died;I don't know the exact count;at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"In an economic recession, I'd rather that in order to get out of this recession, that the people be spending their money, not the government trying to figure out how to spend the people's money.";Tampa, Fla., Feb. 16, 2004
"King Abdullah of Jordan, the King of Morocco, I mean, there's a series of places;Qatar, Oman;I mean, places that are developing;Bahrain;they're all developing the habits of free societies.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004
"But the true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people like Travis, people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves.";Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004 (Thanks to George Dupper.)
"My views are one that speaks to freedom.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004
"In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences."
"There is no such thing necessarily in a dictatorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon."
"The recession started upon my arrival. t could have been;some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started;but nevertheless, it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq, this kind of march to war, affected the economy.";Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004
"I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons.";To Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, on being told that all but one of the Argentine delegates to a summit meeting were imprisoned during the military dictatorship, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 13, 2004
"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004 (Thanks to Lewell Gunter.)
"Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.";Advising quail hunter and New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici, Roswell, N.M., Jan. 22, 2004
"One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor;the president;governor;president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him;get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq;and at that same;right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States;a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2004
"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us, the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2004
"And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede, why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read?";St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 5, 2004
"So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well.";St. Louis, Jan. 5, 2004
"I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well-paid, well-trained, well-equipped."
"See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate;not 'commiserate';the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief."
"[T]he best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forth to describe the location of the hole, is to give clues and data."
"Justice was being delivered to a man who defied that gift from the Almighty to the people of Iraq.";Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003
"[A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say.";Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2003
"The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the;the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.";Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2003 (Thanks to Robert Hack.)
"[W]hether they be Christian, Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu, people have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves.";Washington, Oct. 8, 2003 (Thanks to George Dupper.)
"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.";Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
"[W]e've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are.";Chicago, Sept. 30, 2003
"Washington is a town where there's all kinds of allegations. You've heard much of the allegations. And if people have got solid information, please come forward with it. And that would be people inside the information who are the so-called anonymous sources, or people outside the information;outside the administration.";Chicago, Sept. 30, 2003 (Thanks to Andy Bowers.)
"[T]hat's just the nature of democracy. Sometimes pure politics enters into the rhetoric.";Crawford, Texas, Aug. 8, 2003 (Thanks to Inigo Thomas.)
"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 so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton. He's one of the great Pennsylvania political families.";Drexel Hill, Penn., Sept. 15, 2003 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues. Secretary of State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and peace around the world.";Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 2003 (Thanks to Tanny Bear.)
"Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace.";Washington, D.C., July 25, 2003
"Our country puts $1 billion a year up to help feed the hungry. And we're by far the most generous nation in the world when it comes to that, and I'm proud to report that. This isn't a contest of who's the most generous. I'm just telling you as an aside. We're generous. We shouldn't be bragging about it. But we are. We're very generous.";Washington, D.C., July 16, 2003
"It's very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America.";Dakar, Senegal, July 8, 2003 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"My answer is bring them on.";On Iraqi militants attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
"You've also got to measure in order to begin to effect change that's just more;when there's more than talk, there's just actual;a paradigm shift.";Washington, D.C., July 1, 2003 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"I urge the leaders in Europe and around the world to take swift, decisive action against terror groups such as Hamas, to cut off their funding, and to support;cut funding and support, as the United States has done.";Washington, D.C., June 25, 2003
"Iran would be dangerous if they have a nuclear weapon.";Washington, D.C., June 18, 2003
"Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history;revisionist historians is what I like to call them.";Elizabeth, N.J., June 16, 2003
"I am determined to keep the process on the road to peace.";Washington, D.C., June 10, 2003 (Thanks to Tanny Bear.)
"The true strength of America happens when a neighbor loves a neighbor just like they'd like to be loved themselves.";Elizabeth, N.J., June 16, 2003
"We are making steadfast progress.";Washington, D.C., June 9, 2003 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"I'm the master of low expectations.";Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003
"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
"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances.";Washington, D.C., May 29, 2003
"Oftentimes, we live in a processed world;you know, people focus on the process and not results.";Washington, D.C., May 29, 2003
"I've got very good relations with President Mubarak and Crown Prince Abdallah and the King of Jordan, Gulf Coast countries.";Washington, D.C., May 29, 2003
"All up and down the different aspects of our society, we had meaningful discussions. Not only in the Cabinet Room, but prior to this and after this day, our secretaries, respective secretaries, will continue to interact to create the conditions necessary for prosperity to reign.";Washington, D.C., May 19, 2003
"First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.";Washington, D.C., May 19, 2003
"We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure.";Crawford, Texas, May 3, 2003 (Thanks to Tony Marciniec.)
"We've had a great weekend here in the Land of the Enchanted.";Albuquerque, N.M., May 12, 2003 (New Mexico's state nickname is "Land of Enchantment.")
"We've got hundreds of sites to exploit, looking for the chemical and biological weapons that we know Saddam Hussein had prior to our entrance into Iraq.";Santa Clara, Calif., May 2, 2003 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"I think war is a dangerous place.";Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003
"I don't bring God into my life to;to, you know, kind of be a political person.";Interview with Tom Brokaw aboard Air Force One, April 24, 2003
"You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order;order out of chaos. But we will.";Washington, D.C., April 13, 2003
"Perhaps one way will be, if we use military force, in the post-Saddam Iraq the U.N. will definitely need to have a role. And that way it can begin to get its legs, legs of responsibility back.";the Azores, Portugal, March 16, 2003
"I know there's a lot of young ladies who are growing up wondering whether or not they can be champs. And they see the championship teams from USC and University of Portland here, girls who worked hard to get to where they are, and they're wondering about the example they're setting. What is life choices about?";Washington, D.C., Feb. 24, 2003
"Now, we talked to Joan Hanover. She and her husband, George, were visiting with us. They are near retirement;retiring;in the process of retiring, meaning they're very smart, active, capable people who are retirement age and are retiring.";Alexandria, Va., Feb. 12, 2003 (Thanks to Dennis Doubleday.)
"Columbia carried in its payroll classroom experiments from some of our students in America.";Bethesda, Md., Feb. 3, 2003
"And, most importantly, Alma Powell, secretary of Colin Powell, is with us.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 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.";Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003
"When Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried, and persecuted as a war criminal.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2003 (Thanks to Chad Conwell.)
"Many of the punditry;of course, not you (laughter);but other punditry were quick to say, no one is going to follow the United States of America.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2003
"One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end.";Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2003
"I think the American people;I hope the American–I don't think, let me;I hope the American people trust me.";Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2002
"The goals for this country are peace in the world. And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen. That compassion is found in the hearts and souls of the American citizens.";Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2002 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like.";Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2002
"In other words, I don't think people ought to be compelled to make the decision which they think is best for their family.";Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2002 (Thanks to Stephanie Nichols.)
"Sometimes, Washington is one of these towns where the person;people who think they've got the sharp elbow is the most effective person." ;New Orleans, Dec. 3, 2002 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.";Washington, D.C., Nov. 27, 2002
"These people don't have tanks. They don't have ships. They hide in caves. They send suiciders out.";Speaking about terrorists, Portsmouth, N.H., Nov. 1, 2002
"I know something about being a government. And you've got a good one.";Stumping for Gov. Mike Huckabee, Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 4, 2002
"I need to be able to move the right people to the right place at the right time to protect you, and I'm not going to accept a lousy bill out of the United Nations Senate.";South Bend, Ind., Oct. 31, 2002
"John Thune has got a common-sense vision for good forest policy. I look forward to working with him in the United Nations Senate to preserve these national heritages."
"Any time we've got any kind of inkling that somebody is thinking about doing something to an American and something to our homeland, you've just got to know we're moving on it, to protect the United Nations Constitution, and at the same time, we're protecting you.";Aberdeen, S.D., same day (Thanks to George Dupper.)
"Let me tell you my thoughts about tax relief. When your economy is kind of ooching along, it's important to let people have more of their own money.";Boston, Oct. 4, 2002
"I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will.";Speaking about Saddam Hussein, Manchester, N.H., Oct. 5, 2002 (Thanks to George Dupper.)
"You see, the Senate wants to take away some of the powers of the administrative branch.";Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.";Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002
"People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you.";Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002
"I'm plowed of the leadership of Chuck Grassley and Greg Ganske and Jim Leach.";Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 16, 2002
"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.";Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
"There's no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world's worst weapons.";South Bend, Ind., Sept. 5, 2002
"If you don't have any ambitions, the minimum-wage job isn't going to get you to where you want to get, for example. In other words, what is your ambitions? And oh, by the way, if that is your ambition, here's what it's going to take to achieve it.";Speech to students in Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 29, 2002 (Thanks to George Dupper.)
"See, we love;we love freedom. That's what they didn't understand. They hate things; we love things. They act out of hatred; we don't seek revenge, we seek justice out of love.";Oklahoma City, Aug. 29, 2002
"There's no cave deep enough for America, or dark enough to hide.";Oklahoma City, Aug. 29, 2002 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"President Musharraf, he's still tight with us on the war against terror, and that's what I appreciate. He's a;he understands that we've got to keep al-Qaida on the run, and that by keeping him on the run, it's more likely we will bring him to justice.";Ruch, Ore., Aug. 22, 2002 (Thanks to Scott Miller.)
"I'm a patient man. And when I say I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man."
"Nothing he [Saddam Hussein] has done has convinced me;I'm confident the Secretary of Defense;that he is the kind of fellow that is willing to forgo weapons of mass destruction, is willing to be a peaceful neighbor, that is;will honor the people;the Iraqi people of all stripes, will;values human life. He hasn't convinced me, nor has he convinced my administration.";Crawford, Texas, Aug. 21, 2002
"I'm thrilled to be here in the bread basket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America;we can feed ourselves.";Stockton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2002 (Thanks to Christopher Baird.)
"There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country."
"The federal government and the state government must not fear programs who change lives, but must welcome those faith-based programs for the embetterment of mankind.";Stockton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2002 (Thanks to George Dupper.)
"I love the idea of a school in which people come to get educated and stay in the state in which they're educated."
"There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again."
"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here."
"I can assure you that, even though I won't be sitting through every single moment of the seminars, nor will the vice president, we will look at the summaries."
"Tommy [Thompson, Health and Human Services secretary,] is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too."
"The trial lawyers are very politically powerful. … But here in Texas we took them on and got some good medical;medical malpractice.""I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society."
;Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002
"There was no malfeance involved. This was an honest disagreement about accounting procedures. ... There was no malfeance, no attempt to hide anything.";White House press conference, Washington, D.C., July 8, 2002
"I also understand how tender the free enterprise system can be.";White House press conference, Washington, D.C., July 9, 2002
"Over 75 percent of white Americans own their home, and less than 50 percent of Hispanos and African Americans don't own their home. And that's a gap, that's a homeownership gap. And we've got to do something about it.";Cleveland, Ohio, July 1, 2002
"Whether you're here by birth, or whether you're in America by choice, you contribute to the vitality of our life. And for that, we are grateful.";Washington, D.C., May 17, 2002
"I'd rather have them sacrificing on behalf of our nation than, you know, endless hours of testimony on congressional hill.";National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland, June 4, 2002
"We're working with Chancellor Schrder on what's called 10-plus-10-over-10: $10 billion from the U.S.,$10 billion from other members of the G7 over a 10-year period, to help Russia securitize the dismantling;the dismantled nuclear warheads.";Berlin, Germany, May 23, 2002
"Do you have blacks, too?";To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001
"This is a nation that loves our freedom, loves our country.";Washington, D.C, May 17, 2002
"The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. After all, it is where children from all over America learn to be responsible citizens, and learn to have the skills necessary to take advantage of our fantastic opportunistic society.";Santa Clara, Calif., May 1, 2002
"After all, a week ago, there were;Yasser Arafat was boarded up in his building in Ramallah, a building full of, evidently, German peace protestors and all kinds of people. They're now out. He's now free to show leadership, to lead the world.";Washington, D.C., May 2, 2002 (Thanks to M. Bateman.)
"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.";as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002
"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.";Washington, D.C., April 18, 2002 (Thanks to George Dupper.)
"And so, in my State of the;my State of the Union;or state;my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation;I asked Americans to give 4,000 years;4,000 hours over the next;the rest of your life;of service to America. That's what I asked;4,000 hours." ;Bridgeport, Conn., April 9, 2002
"It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber.";Washington, D.C., April 10, 2002
"For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times.";Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 18, 2002
"We've tripled the amount of money;I believe it's from $50 million up to $195 million available.";Lima, Peru, March 23, 2002
"We've got pockets of persistent poverty in our society, which I refuse to declare defeat;I mean, I refuse to allow them to continue on. And so one of the things that we're trying to do is to encourage a faith-based initiative to spread its wings all across America, to be able to capture this great compassionate spirit.";O'Fallon, Mo., Mar. 18, 2002
"There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. ... I can't think of anything more deep than that right.";Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
"I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region.";Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
"The suicide bombings have increased. There's too many of them.";Albuquerque, N.M., Aug. 15, 2001
"Brie and cheese.";Taunting a reporter who recently spent time on the West Coast, Crawford, Texas, Aug. 23, 2001
"You'll hear people say it's racist to test. Folks, it's racist not to test. Because guess who gets shuffled through the system oftentimes? Children whose parents don't speak English as a first language, inner-city kids. It's so much easier to quit on somebody than to remediate.";Referring to his education bill, Independence, Mo., Aug. 21, 2001 (Thanks to Julie Reagan.)
"One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a;a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone.";Denver, Aug. 14, 2001
"There's a lot of people in the Middle East who are desirous to get into the Mitchell process. And;but first things first. The;these terrorist acts and, you know, the responses have got to end in order for us to get the framework;the groundwork;not framework, the groundwork to discuss a framework for peace, to lay the;all right.";Referring to former Sen. George Mitchell's report on Middle East peace, Crawford, Texas, Aug. 13, 2001 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"My administration has been calling upon all the leaders in the;in the Middle East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different parties involved that peace will never happen.";Crawford, Texas, Aug, 13, 2001 (Thanks to Michael Shively.)
"You saw the president yesterday. I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles.";Referring to his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rome, July 23, 2001 (Thanks to Alex Hernandez.)
''I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe;I believe what I believe is right.";Rome, July 22, 2001
"I can't tell you what it's like to be in Europe, for example, to be talking about the greatness of America. But the true greatness of America are the people.";Visiting the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C., July 2, 2001
"Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words say, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I;it's;I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values.";Visiting the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C., July 2, 2001
"I want to thank you for coming to the White House to give me an opportunity to urge you to work with these five senators and three congressmen, to work hard to get this trade promotion authority moving. The power that be, well most of the power that be, sits right here.";Washington, D.C., June 18, 2001
"We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease.";Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001
"I haven't had a chance to talk, but I'm confident we'll get a bill that I can live with if we don't.";Referring to the McCain-Kennedy patients' bill of rights, Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2001
"Can't living with the bill means it won't become law.";Referring to the McCain-Kennedy patients' bill of rights, Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2001
"Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale.";Des Moines, Iowa, June 8, 2001
"Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious;I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well.";Miami, Fla., June 4, 2001
"It's important for young men and women who look at the Nebraska champs to understand that quality of life is more than just blocking shots.";Remarks to the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team, the 2001 national champions, Washington, D.C., May 31, 2001
"Our nation must come together to unite.";Tampa, Fla., June 4, 2001
"So on behalf of a well-oiled unit of people who came together to serve something greater than themselves, congratulations.";Remarks to the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team, the 2001 national champions, Washington, D.C., May 31, 2001
"If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all.";Remarks to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute, Washington, D.C., May 22, 2001
"Thirdly, the explorationists are willing to only move equipment during the winter, which means they'll be on ice roads, and remove the equipment as the ice begins to melt, so that the fragile tundra is protected.";Conestoga, Pa., May 18, 2001
"Presidents, whether things are good or bad, get the blame. I understand that.";Washington, D.C., May 11, 2001 (Thanks to Jay Schlossberg.)
"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it.";Philadelphia, May 14, 2001 (Thanks to John Brooks.)
"There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead.";Washington, D.C., May 11, 2001
"But I also made it clear to [Vladimir Putin] that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe.";Washington, D.C., May 1, 2001 (Thanks to Gene Mosher.)
"Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend theirself.";On how far we'd be willing to go to defend Taiwan, Good Morning America, April 25, 2001
"First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country.";On the Kyoto accord in an interview with the Washington Post, April 24, 2001
"It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce.";Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001
"Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican.";Declining to answer reporters' questions at the Summit of the Americas, Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001
"We must have the attitude that every child in America;regardless of where they're raised or how they're born;can learn.";New Britain, Conn., April 18, 2001 (Thanks to Eric Beerbohm.)
"It is time to set aside the old partisan bickering and finger-pointing and name-calling that comes from freeing parents to make different choices for their children.";Remarks on "parental empowerment in education," Washington, D.C., April 12, 2001 (Thanks to J.R. Taylor.)
I think we're making progress. We understand where the power of this country lay. It lays in the hearts and souls of Americans. It must lay in our pocketbooks. It lays in the willingness for people to work hard. But as importantly, it lays in the fact that we've got citizens from all walks of life, all political parties, that are willing to say, I want to love my neighbor. I want to make somebody's life just a little bit better.";Concord Middle School, Concord, N.C., April 11, 2001
"This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end.";Washington, D.C., April 10, 2001
"The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget to not only reduce all marginal rates, but to eliminate the death tax, so that people who build up assets are able to transfer them from one generation to the next, regardless of a person's race.";Washington, D.C., April 5, 2001
"It would be helpful if we opened up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). I think it's a mistake not to. And I would urge you all to travel up there and take a look at it, and you can make the determination as to how beautiful that country is.";Press conference, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2001
"I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically.";Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2001
"And we need a full affront on an energy crisis that is real in California and looms for other parts of our country if we don't move quickly.";Press conference, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2001
"I assured the prime minister, my administration will work hard to lay the foundation of peace in the Middle;to work with our nations in the Middle East, give peace a chance. Secondly, I told him that our nation will not try to force peace, that we'll facilitate peace and that we will work with those responsible for a peace.";Photo opportunity with Ariel Sharon, Washington, D.C., March 20, 2001 (Thanks to Scott Beber.)
