Kind of sad actually, this year has been rather sparse in terms of funny political quotes. None of those can compare to:
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to-be-prepared'."
- Governor George W. Bush
"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."
- George W. Bush
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
- George W. Bush
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
- Governor George W. Bush
"The future will be better tomorrow."
- Governor George W. Bush
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
- Governor George W. Bush
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
- Governor George W. Bush
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."
- Governor George W. Bush
"Public speaking is very easy."
- Governor George W. Bush
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
- Governor George W. Bush
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
- Governor George W. Bush
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
- Governor George W. Bush
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
- Governor George W. Bush
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
- Governor George W. Bush
"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."
- Governor George W. Bush
It is white.
- G.W. Bush (when asked what the White House is like by a student at Morningside Primary School in East London.)
"First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country."
- G.W. Bush (on the Kyoto accord)
We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end.
- G.W. Bush
"Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we understand how unfair the death penalty is."
- G.W. Bush
"My pro-life position is I believe there's life. It's not necessarily based in religion. I think there's a life there, therefore the notion of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness."
- G.W. Bush
"The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants."
- G.W. Bush
"They misunderestimated me."
- G.W. Bush
"I don't need to be subliminabable"
- G.W. Bush
"I understand small business growth. I was one."
- G.W. Bush
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
- G.W. Bush
"There's an old saying in Tennessee. I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee. It says fool me once... shame on... uh... shame on... you. Fool me can't get fooled again!"
- G. W. Bush