The Dangers of Microphones
"These, they're very dangerous. They trap you. Especially these
furry ones...it's these furry guys that get you in real trouble.
They can reach out and listen to something so keep it respectful
here." George Bush Sr., speaking to Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1991
about the need to be careful when speaking near open
microphones
"There's Adam Clymer, major league asshole from the New York
Times." George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000
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Linguistic Abilities
"Fluency in English is something that I'm often not accused of."
George Bush Sr., in 1989
"The woman who knew that I had dyslexia I never interviewed her."
George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000, denying a magazine article's claim
that he suffers from dyslexia
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Mistake My Wife, Please
"It has been said by some cynic, maybe it was a former president,
'If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.' Well, we took them
literally that advice as you know. But I didn't need that
because I have Barbara Bush." George Bush Sr., in 1989
"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my
case." George W. Bush, in Jan. 2000

Freudian Slips
"For seven and a half years I've worked alongside President
Reagan. We've had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We've had some
sex...uh...setbacks." George Bush Sr., in 1988

"It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then." George
W. Bush, reflecting in 1994 about growing up in Midland,
Texas