A West Texas girl, just like me.

''I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.''

—President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004

''I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.''

—President George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, Nov. 10, 2007

''Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling.''

—President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

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

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

—President George W. Bush, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001

''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.''

—President George W. Bush, Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

''I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of Defense.''

—President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. April 18, 2006

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.

''The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law.''

—George W. Bush, Austin, Texas, Nov. 22, 2000

''It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.''

—President George W. Bush, Beaverton, Ore., Sep. 25, 2000

''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.''

—President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.

''I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.''

—President George W. Bush, aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

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

—President George W. Bush, on his best moment in office, interview with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006

''You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the ones you need to concentrate on.''

—President George W. Bush, at the 2001 Gridiron dinner

Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign.

''I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.''

—George W. Bush, interview with the Associated Press, Jan. 18, 2001

''Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities.''

—President George W. Bush, speaking at a gathering of minority journalists, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004

''Reading is the basics for all learning.''

——President George W. Bush, Reston, Va., March 28, 2000

Going into a shut-in's house and say I love you

''I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe -- I believe what I believe is right.''

—President George W. Bush, Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001

''Actually, this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.''

—President George W. Bush, interview on "Hardball", MSNBC, May 31, 2000

''People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you.''

—President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech.

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

—President George W. Bush, at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002

''Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech.''

—President George W. Bush, to Pope Benedict, Washington, D.C., April 15, 2008

''I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.''

—President George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

Repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda

''I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president.''

—President George W. Bush, as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War

''See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.''

—President George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005

''You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that.''

—President George W. Bush, to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005

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

''As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured.''

--President George W. Bush, on the No Child Left Behind Act, Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2007

''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.

—President George W. Bush, Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001

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

—President George W. Bush, Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

When we talk about war, we're really talking about peace

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

—Presidential candidate George W. Bush, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

''Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.''

—President George W. Bush, to FEMA director Michael Brown, who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his job performance, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005

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

—President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002

''You're working hard to put food on your family.''

—Presidential candidate George W. Bush, Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000

One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror

''Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?''

—George W. Bush, Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

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

—President George W. Bush, interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006

''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.''

—President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002.

Stupid, Stupid Stupid #2

''This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.''

—President George W. Bush, as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

''Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.''

—Presidential candidate George W. Bush, LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

''This is an impressive crowd — the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite. I call you my base.''

—George W. Bush, at the annual Al Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, Oct. 19, 2000

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid #1

''Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling.''

—President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

''I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.''

—President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001

''If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything! If you don't stand for something, you don't stand for anything!''

--George W. Bush, Bellevue Community College, Nov. 2, 2000