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America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.

George W. Bush

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George W. Bush
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
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I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.
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...The God I know is one that promotes peace and freedom. But I get great sustenance from my personal relationship. That doesn't make me think I'm a better person than you are, by the way. Because one of the great admonitions in the Good Book is, don't try to take a speck out of your eye if I've got a log in my own.
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I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.
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He tried to fool the United Nations, and did for 12 years, by hiding these weapons. And so, it's going to take time to find them. But we know he had them. And whether he destroyed them, moved them, or hid them, we're going to find out the truth.
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I want to make it clear to people that the idea of putting subliminable messages into ads is ridiculous.
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I appreciate people's opinions, but I'm more interested in news. And the best way to get the news is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.
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Now that I've got the will of the people at my back, I'm going to start enforcing the one-question rule. That was three questions.
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Time is passing...yet for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th.
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It would be helpful if we opened up ANWR. 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.
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One reason I like to highlight reading is, reading is the beginnings of the ability to be a good student. And if you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams, it's going to be hard to go to college. So when your teachers say, read - you ought to listen to her.
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Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low.
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I was taught that we should look after the beam in our own eye before searching for the mote in someone else's.
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I remember, right after Hezbollah launched its rocket attacks on Israel, I said: This is a clarifying moment this is a chance for the world to see the threats of the 21st century, the challenge we face.
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Information is moving - you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.
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We live in freedom because every generation has produced patriots willing to serve a cause greater than themselves. Those who serve today are taking their rightful place among the greatest generations that have worn our nation's uniform.
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