George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Press conference http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/10/20011011-7.html (11 October 2001). <br class="br">2000s, 2001
“[W]ithout humour you cannot run a sweetie-shop, let alone a nation.”
— John Buchan, book Castle Gay
Source: Castle Gay (1930), Ch. 19
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