16 George W Bush Quotes That Make You Glad He Is No Longer President

Thanks Obama. No seriously, on behalf of the world, thank you. Look what you saved us from

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"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

- Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

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"They misunderestimated me."

- Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

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"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"

- Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

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"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."

- Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

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"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, 2000

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"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."

- Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

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"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000

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'I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here."

- at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002

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"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."

-Townsend, Tenn., Feb.21, 2001

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"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."

- at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001

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"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror."

- interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006

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"Do you have blacks, too?"

- to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001

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"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake."

- on his best moment in office, interview with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006

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"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, Penn., May 14, 2001

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"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."

-Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002

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"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office." -Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008