Quotes by Subject: The Wisdom of W
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Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom - or, as he calls it, my accidental wit and wisdom. But I'm kind of proud that my words are already in book form. It's like the thoughts of Chairman Mao, only with laughs, and not in Chinese. | |||
I know human beings and fish can coexist peacefully. | |||
I understand small business growth; I was one. | |||
I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president, you've got to preserve. | |||
More and more of our imports come from overseas. | |||
When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world and we knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them. And it was clear who the them was. Today, we're not so sure who they are, but we know they're out there. | |||
Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning? | |||
Now, ladies and gentlemen, you have to admit, in my sentences, I've gone where no man has gone before. I've coined new words like hispanically. I've expanded the definition of words themselves, using vulcanized when I meant polarized, Grecians when I meant Greeks, inebriating when I meant exhilarating. And instead of barriers and tariffs, I said terriers and bariffs. And you know what? Life goes on. My wife and my daughters still love me. Our military still protects our shores. Americans still get up and go to work. People still go out and have fun, as we're doing tonight. | |||
A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. | |||
This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others; it will end in a way and at an hour of our choosing. -- 14 Sep 2001 | |||
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. | |||
Success is not 'no violence'. | * | ||
I don't spend a lot of time really worrying about short-term history. I guess I don't worry about long-term history, either, since I'm not going to be around to read it. | * | ||
Here is your goodbye kiss, dog. | |||
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