George W. Bush citations

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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 — I can't get fooled again.
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Propos tenus lors du sommets des leaders nord-américains.

2000s, 2003, Hope and Conscience Will Not Be Silenced (July 2003)

2000s, 2002, State of the Union address (January 2002)

Attributed by Gary Trudeau (2004-07-14) http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5439743
Attributed, Private/attributed

2000s, 2002, State of the Union address (January 2002)

Press conference http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/11/20011106-4.html, with President Jacques Chirac of France. (November 6, 2001)
2000s, 2001

2000s, 2001, Invasion of Afghanistan (October 2001)

2000s, 2008, Address to the United Nations General Assembly (September 2008)

1990s, A Period of Consequences (September 1999)

In an interview http://www.miamiherald.com/519/story/492943.html regarding his awareness that his top national security advisors had discussed the details of harsh interrogation tactics to be used on detainees (April 11, 2008)
2000s, 2008

2000s, 2002, State of the Union address (January 2002)

2000s, 2004, Signing of Secure Fence Act of 2006

2000s, 2003, Invasion of Iraq (March 2003)

2000s, 2007, Virginia Tech Prayer Vigil (April 2007)

2000s, 2001, Black Music (June 2001)

Acceptance speech at Republic National Convention (September 2, 2004)
2000s, 2004

2000s, 2007, Virginia Tech Prayer Vigil (April 2007)

2010s, 2014, U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Spousal Program (August 2014)

2000s, 2003, Remarks on the Capture of Saddam Hussein (December 2003)

April 30, 2004, welcoming Paul Martin to the Whitehouse White House press release http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040430-2.html
2000s, 2004

2000s, 2001, A Great People Has Been Moved to Defend a Great Nation (September 2001)

Presidential debate http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec00/for-policy_10-12.html (11 October 2000).
2000s, 2000

1990s, A Period of Consequences (September 1999)

at July 6, 2004, Normandy, France http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/06/dday.main/index.html
2000s, 2004

2010s, 2011, Speech at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (2011)

2000s, 2009, Farewell speech to the nation (January 2009)

2010s, 2015, Remarks at the SMU 100th Spring Commencement (May 2015)

2000s, 2003, Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003)

2000s, 2006, State of the Union (January 2006)

This misquotation is frequently attributed to a White House press conference, March 13, 2002 http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020313-8.html
Correct quote should read: "And, again, I don't know where he [Osama Bin Laden] is. I — I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him."
The relevant parts of the White House transcript reads:
: THE PRESIDENT: Deep in my heart I know the man is on the run, if he's alive at all. Who knows if he's hiding in some cave or not; we haven't heard from him in a long time. And the idea of focusing on one person is — really indicates to me people don't understand the scope of the mission. Terror is bigger than one person. And he's just — he's a person who's now been marginalized. His network, his host government has been destroyed. He's the ultimate parasite who found weakness, exploited it, and met his match. He is — as I mentioned in my speech, I do mention the fact that this is a fellow who is willing to commit youngsters to their death and he, himself, tries to hide — if, in fact, he's hiding at all. So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you. I'm more worried about making sure that our soldiers are well-supplied; that the strategy is clear; that the coalition is strong; that when we find enemy bunched up like we did in Shahikot Mountains, that the military has all the support it needs to go in and do the job, which they did.
: Q: But don't you believe that the threat that bin Laden posed won't truly be eliminated until he is found either dead or alive?
: THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I say, we haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know where he is. I — I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run. I was concerned about him, when he had taken over a country. I was concerned about the fact that he was basically running Afghanistan and calling the shots for the Taliban.
Attributed, Misquotations