"M-au ne-subestimat" George W. Bush "Tot ce pot s v spun este c atunci cnd guvernatorul m sun, eu i raspund" George W. Bush "Ruga#i-v pentru n#elepciune, putere &i pentru familia mea" George W. Bush "Am &i opiniile mele, opinii puternice, dar nu sunt ntotdeauna de acord cu ele." George W. Bush "Am reamintit poporului american n ultimele luni, domnule prim-ministru, c nu ntotdeauna Statele Unite &i America au avut o rela#ie strns. La urma urmelor, acum 60 de ani eram n rzboi" George W. Bush "Am petrecut mult timp vorbind despre Africa, a&a cum era de a&teptat. Africa este o na#iune care sufer de boli incredibile." George W. Bush "Vicepre&edintele a subliniat c Nigeria este o democra#ie incipient. Trebuie s lucrm cu Nigeria. E un continent important" George W. Bush "Rela#iile de frontier dintre Canada &i Mexic n-au fost niciodat mai bune." George W. Bush "Mi-ar plcea s merg n America de Sud, dar exist o problem acolo. E vorba de alegerile preziden#iale mexicane &i n mod sigur nu vreau s m amestec n ele." George W. Bush "Dup atacurile cu bombe, majoritatea irakienilor au vzut ceea ce ncercau s fac ini#iatorii atacului." George W. Bush "Dup cum cred c vede#i, am &i eu o ran - nu am cptat-o aici la spital, ci n lupt cu un cedru. n cele din urm am c&tigat. Copacul mi-a provocat o mic julitur." George W. Bush "(i ei nu au niciun fel de desconsiderare pentru via#a omului" "And they have no disregard for human life" --George W. Bush, on the brutality of Afghan fighters, Washington, D.C., July 15, 2008 "Amigo! Amigo!" George W. Bush, apelndu-l pe prim-ministrul italian Silvio Berlusconi n limba spaniol la G-8 Summit, Rusutsu, Japan, July 10, 2008 "mi amintesc de ntlnirea cu mama unui copil care a fost rpit de ctre nord-coreeni chiar aici in Biroul Oval" "I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 26, 2008 "(i eu, din nefericire, am participat la prea multe dezastre n calitate de pre&edinte" "And I, unfortunately, have been to too many disasters as president." --George W. Bush, discussing flooding in the Midwest, Washington, D.C., June 17, 2008 "Avem multe rela#ii cu #rile noastre vecine" "We've got a lot of relations with countries in our neighborhood." --George W. Bush, Kranj, Slovenia, June 10, 2008 "Unul dintre lucrurile importante despre istorie este s ne amintim adevarata istorie" "One of the things important about history is to remember the true history." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 6, 2008 "S ne asigurm c exist siguran# n vremurile nesigure ale economiei noastre" "Let's make sure that there is certainty during uncertain times in our economy." -- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2008 "(i astfel, faptul c cineva a cumprat o ma&in, nseamn c cineva a fcut acea masin. Iar atunci cnd cineva face o ma&in, nseamn c exist locuri de munc la fabrica de ma&ini" "And so the fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place." --George W. Bush, Mesa, Arizona, May 27, 2008 "Eu voi fi disprut de mult, nainte ca unele persoane inteligente s realizeze ce s-a ntmplat n interiorul acestui Birou Oval" "I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008 "Eliminarea lui Saddam Hussein a fost decizia corect la nceputul pre&edin#iei mele, este decizia corect acum &i va fi decizia corect ntotdeauna" "Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever." - -George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 12, 2008 "(i astfel, domnule general, vreau s v mul#umesc pentru serviciile dvs. (i apreciez faptul c a#i smuls cu adevrat nfrngerea din flcile celor care ncearc s ne nving n Irak" "And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq." --George W. Bush, to Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008 "Stai pu#in. Ce-ai spus? Prezici un pre# de 4 dolari pe galonul de benzin? ... E interesant. Nu am auzit asta." "Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2008 "Fr nicio ndoial m gndesc c, atunci cnd s-a scris istoria, pe ultima pagin se va spune: victoria a fost realizat de ctre Statele Unite ale Americii pentru binele din lume." "There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world." --George W. Bush, addressing U.S. troops at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, Jan. 12, 2008 "Oricine se angajeaz n tranzac#ii financiare ilegale va fi prins &i persecutat" (confuzie ntre persecuted = persecutat &i prosecuted = urmrit penal) "Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2008 "Am abandonat principiile pie#ei libere pentru a salva sistemul de pia# liber" "I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2008 "El a fost un tat grozav nainte de a intra n politic, un tat grozav n timp ce fcea politic &i un tat grozav dup ce nu a mai fcut politic" "He was a great father before politics, a great father during politics and a great father after politics." --George W. Bush, on his father, George H.W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2008 "A&a c am analizat &i am decis c nu am vrut s fiu pre&edinte n timpul unei crize mai mari dect Marea Criz, sau nceputul unei crize mai mari dect Marea Criz" "So I analyzed that and decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or the beginning of a depression greater than the Great Depression." --George W. Bush, Washington D.C., Dec. 18, 2008 "V spun exist un inamic care ar dori s atace America, pe americani, din nou. Exist pur &i simplu. Asta e realitatea lumii. (i i doresc tot binele." "I'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That's the reality of the world. And I wish him all the very best." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2009 "Aceasta este cltoria mea inaugural. Primul meu discurs de la investirea ca pre&edinte al Statelor Unite &i nu m-am putut gndi la un loc mai bun pentru a-l sus#ine dect n Calgary, Canada." "This is my maiden voyage. My first speech since I was the president of the United States and I couldn't think of a better place to give it than Calgary, Canada." --George W. Bush, as reported by the Associated Press, Calgary, Canada, March 17, 2009
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"Rata popularit#ii lui Bush a atins cel mai sczut nivel din toate timpurile Dac cifrele vor continua s scad, ar putea deveni primul pre&edinte obligat s repete mandatul de pre&edinte" Tina Fey
"Bush neag articolele din pres potrivit crora pre&edintele SUA plnuie&te s invadeze Iranul. Oh, totu&i vom ataca Iranul, doar c nu avem nici un plan" Jay Leno "Se pare c Bush va putea candida pentru un al treilea mandat de pre&edinte. (tiu c n Constitu#ie se prevd maximum dou mandate, dar Curtea Suprem a spus c dac vom calcula timpul petrecut de Bush n vacan#, pre&edintele abia a servit un mandat." Jay Leno
"Bush spune c ideea atacrii Iranului de ctre SUA este ridicol dar &ti#i ce nseamn asta? C vom ataca Iranul" David Letterman