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American politics7 quotes
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. — Bill Clinton · 1998As we know, there are known knowns-there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns-that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2002I'm the decider. — George W. Bush · 2006I think there is blame on both sides. You look at, you look at both sides. — Donald Trump · 2017This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait. — George H.W. Bush · 1990Now, you're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003All 7 quotes →Iraq War6 quotes
Baghdad is safe, protected. There are no American infidels in Baghdad. — Mohammed al-Sahhaf · 2003Their infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad. — Mohammed al-Sahhaf · 2003There are some that feel like if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely... My answer is, bring 'em on. — George W. Bush · 2003Now, you're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They're also free to live their lives and do wonderful things. And that's what's going to happen here. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003This will be a campaign unlike any other in history. A campaign characterized by shock, by surprise, by flexibility, by the employment of precise munitions on a scale never before seen, and by the application of overwhelming force. — Tommy Franks · 2003American Presidency1 quote
I'm the decider. — George W. Bush · 2006Boxing1 quote
I have wrassled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, I woulda handcuffed lightnin', throw thunder in jail. — Muhammad Ali · 1974Broccoli1 quote
I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli! — George H.W. Bush · 1990Competition1 quote
You play to win the game. — Herm Edwards · 2002Covid-191 quote
One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear. — Donald Trump · 2020Epistemology1 quote
As we know, there are known knowns-there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns-that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2002Europe1 quote
Now, you're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003Freedom1 quote
Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They're also free to live their lives and do wonderful things. And that's what's going to happen here. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003Government1 quote
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. — Ronald Reagan · 1986Gun rights1 quote
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. — Wayne LaPierre · 2012International politics1 quote
This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait. — George H.W. Bush · 1990Knowledge1 quote
As we know, there are known knowns-there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns-that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2002Leadership1 quote
I'm the decider. — George W. Bush · 2006Persian Gulf War1 quote
This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait. — George H.W. Bush · 1990Political scandals1 quote
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. — Bill Clinton · 1998Political theory1 quote
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. — Ronald Reagan · 1986Politics1 quote
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. — Bill Clinton · 1998Speed and quickness1 quote
Fast, fast! Last night I cut the light off in my bedroom, hit the switch was in the bed before the room was dark. — Muhammad Ali · 1974Sports1 quote
You play to win the game. — Herm Edwards · 2002The unknown1 quote
As we know, there are known knowns-there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns-that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2002Unfairness of life1 quote
Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded, and some men never leave the country, and some men are stationed in the Antarctic and some are stationed in San Francisco. It's very hard in military or in personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair. — John F. Kennedy · 1962Vegetables1 quote
I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli! — George H.W. Bush · 1990Vietnam War1 quote
I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong. — Muhammad Ali · 1967War on Terrorism1 quote
There are some that feel like if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely... My answer is, bring 'em on. — George W. Bush · 2003Winning1 quote
You play to win the game. — Herm Edwards · 2002