G. W. Bush, in chronological order:
“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.” —Saginaw, Michigan, September 29, 2000
“For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three nonfatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It’s just unacceptable. And we’re going to do something about it.” —Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 14, 2001
“Do you have Blacks, too?” —to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., November 8, 2001
“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.” —Washington, D.C., September 19, 2002
“You work three jobs?… Uniquely American, isn’t it? I mean, that is fantastic that you’re doing that.” —to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, February 4, 2005
“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
“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, September 6, 2006
“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.” —Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008