"Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, ‘what is good for them and what is not.’ "—Washington D.C., Oct. 6, 2005
“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.”—Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
“It’s in our country’s interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm’s way.”—Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
"In this job you’ve got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don’t have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, ‘How do you think my standing will be?’ "—Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
“It’s a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life.”—Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2004
“Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN’s aren’t able to practice their love with women all across the country.”—Sept. 6, 2004, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
“President Musharraf, he’s still tight with us on the war against terror, and that’s what I appreciate. He’s a—he understands that we’ve got to keep al-Qaida on the run, and that by keeping him on the run, it’s more likely we will bring him to justice.”—Ruch, Ore., Aug. 22, 2002 (Thanks to Scott Miller.)