The Wisdom of George.W.Bush

Two weeks' of campaigning plays havoc with the candidate's command of English

Saturday 11 March 2000 01:00 GMT
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"The senator can't have it both ways - he can't take the high horse & then claim the low road"

"The senator can't have it both ways - he can't take the high horse & then claim the low road"

"Really proud of it. A great campaign. I'm really pleased with the organization & the thousans of South Carolinians that worked on my behalf, and I'm very gracious & humbled."

"If you're sick & tired of the politics of cynicism & polls & principles,come join this campaign".

"We ought to make the pie higher"

"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case"

"I know how hard it is to put food on your family"

"I am against quotas, they basically delineate based on whatever....they vulcanize society"

"The administration I'll bring in is a group of men & women who are focused on what is best for America, honest men & women, decent men & women, women who will see service to our country as a great privilege & who will not stain the house"

"When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world....you knew who exactly who they were...Today, we are not so sure who the they are, but we know they're there"

"We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor just like you like to be liked yourself"

"I understand small business growth - I was one"

"I think it's important for those of us in a position of power to be firm in sharing our experiences, and to understand that babies out of wedlock is a very difficult chore for mom & baby alike...And you know, hoepfully, condoms will work, but it hasn't worked"

"Rarely is the question asked - is our children learning?"

"The important question is how many hands have I shaked?"

"Keep good relations with the Grecians"

"The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas" - to a Slovak journalist. The visitor was actually, the Prime Minister of Slovenia.

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