The border here has got a little Texan in it.

REPORTER: Mr. President, can you tell us where you are, sir, on your deliberations over John Walker, and have you ruled out a charge of treason?
DUBYA: I'm heading into the Oval Office.

It's an amazing year, obviously, for our country.

Listen, I was so sympathetic yesterday... I mean, Sunday, to Ariel Sharon. When he's standing in my office, obviously agonizing over the loss of innocent life, the clear attempt of murdering innocent people and a successful attempt of murdering innocent people.

Far be it from me to try to put words in God's mouth.

He's a good man.

Great to have you back. Just don't steal the silverware.

Down, boy.

I asked them the other day, would it be okay if I cut a 30-minute tape, a piece of propaganda, no questions, just here — here it is, here's 30 minutes of me talking. Please run it, not only across your airwaves but run it internationally, if you don't mind. I've got something to say about the conflict and our fight against evil. They said, no, they're not going to do that. If I'm going to get on the news, they've got to ask me questions.

I'm proud to welcome [Nigerian] President Obasanjo back to the White House. We just had a very good visit. We discussed our mutual concern, our mutual desire.

I didn't know then that New Yorkers could wave with all of their fingers.

At this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly outta Ronald Reagan Airport.

If you've been laid off from work, you're 100 percent unemployed.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for walking across the street when you see somebody in your neighborhood who needs a helping hand.

DUBYA: Is everybody enjoying themselves here?
REPORTER: I only just got here, so...
DUBYA: Yes, I know. Where have you been?
REPORTER: Sucking up the salt air on the West Coast.
DUBYA: Brie and cheese?
REPORTER: No, tennis.

I can assure you Mr. Chairman, or I wish would be Mr. Chairman - should be Mr. Chairman, and will be Mr. Chairman after next 2002.

My administration has been calling upon all the leaders in the - in the Middle East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different parties involved that peace will never happen.

And the true threats of the 21st century are the ability for some rogue leader to say to the United States, to Europe, to Russia herself, to Israel, don't you dare move, don't you dare try to express your freedom, otherwise we'll blow you up.

I look forward to seeing [Tony Blair] at Chequers. And we sat next to each other at my first EU luncheon - NATO luncheon - anyway, at the first luncheon with leaders I sat next to Tony. It was very comforting to sit next to a friend, kind of the new boy in class, you know - sat next to a friend. And he's easy to talk to, which is a high compliment when it comes from a Texan.

I thought Québec City was — first of all, I got to see Québec City in kind of a near-empty state, which was beautiful.

He knew what he believed, and he really kind of went after it in a way that seemed like a Texan to me.

Sometimes Churchill will talk back, sometimes he won't, depending upon the stress of the moment, but he is a constant reminder of what a great leader is like.

Who cares what you think?

We cannot start Mitchell, the Mitchell plan, until the cycle of violence has been crushed and broken.

Hello, Landslide!

I think [Ambassador Zoellick] deserves a lot of credit. But don't give him any until he describes exactly what he did to you.

For every fatal shooting, there are roughly three nonfatal shootings. Folks, this is unacceptable in America, We're going to do something about it.

Not all wisdom is in Washington, D.C., as witnessed by what took place up here.

And one of the things I'm not going to forget where it comes from, I'm going to remember where it comes from.

Diseases... such as arthritis and osteoporosis can be less be-a, be-a-dilatating.

I assured the prime minister, my administration will work hard to lay the foundation of peace in the Middle — to work with our nations in the Middle East, give peace a chance. Secondly, I told him that our nation will not try to force peace, that we'll facilitate peace and that we will work with those responsible for a peace.

The role of government is to create an environment that encourages Hispanic-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, anybody-kind-of-owned businesses.

REPORTER: There has been a lot said about how different you [and Tony Blair] are as people. Have you already in your talks found something maybe that you — some personal interest that you have in common, maybe in religion or sport or music?
DUBYA: Well, we both use Colgate toothpaste.

Home is important. It's important to have a home.

As far as I can tell, from what I read, I think she's certainly qualified to be the president — I mean be a Cabinet secretary.

I do remain confident in Linda. She'll make a fine labor secretary. From what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly qualified.

As far as the legal hassling and wrangling and posturing in Florida, I would suggest you talk to our team in Florida led by Jim Baker.

After all he [Al Gore] claimed he invented the Internet. But if he's so smart, how come every Internet address begins with "Dubya"?

We have got people who perform common, common acts of commonplace miracles - commonplace acts of miracle - every day.

Juneau's okay if you like mildew growing between your toes.

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

There's a huge trust. I see it all the time when people come up to me and say, 'I don't want you to let me down again.'

I wanna make it clear to people that, you know, the idea of putting subliminable messages into ads is, is ridiculous.

Conspiracy theories abound in American politics. I don't even need to be subliminabable about the differences between our views on prescription drugs.

Listen, Al Gore is a very tough opponent. He is the incumbent. He represents the incumbency. And a challenger is somebody who generally comes from the pack and wins, if you're going to win. And that's where I'm coming from.

DUBYA: There's Adam Clymer, major league a—hole from the New York Times.
DICK CHENEY: Yeah, big time.

I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes.

This is a world that is much more uncertain than the past. In the past we were certain, we were certain it was us versus the Russians in the past. We were certain, and therefore we had huge nukyular arsenals aimed at each other to keep the peace. That's what we were certain of... You see, even though it's an uncertain world, we're certain of some things. We're certain that even though the 'evil empire' may have passed, evil still remains. We're certain there are people that can't stand what America stands for... We're certain there are madmen in this world, and there's terror, and there's missiles and I'm certain of this, too — I'm certain to maintain the peace, we better have a military of high morale, and I'm certain that under this administration, morale in the military is dangerously low.

Oh, I thought you said some band.

Now let me give you — and not in anticipation to your questions — but over the next couple of months, I'm going to lay out a series of — How are you going to occupy your time?... I'm going to make it clear, which is what I told you, is what I'm going to spend time talking about. I've got a series of policy speeches.

People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or here's an idea for a speech.' They're changed. Trust me.

It means when it comes time to sew up your chest cavity, we use stitches as opposed to opening it up.

Put the 'off' button on.

We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor just like you like to be liked yourself.

There ought to be limits to freedom.

55 years old. Wow! That is really old. Thank goodness you have such a young, beautiful wife.

You f***ing son of a bitc*. I saw what you wrote. We're not going to forget this.

Oh, please don't kill me.

I propose that every city have a telephone number 119 — for dyslexics who have an emergency.

I hope to show Hispanics that Republicans do have a heart, but I also want to send a message to people from around the country as to how to pick up the Hispanic vote.

GUEST: Can you drink this? (asks while reaching down to the water)
DUBYA: Sure.
GUEST takes a handful to his mouth.
DUBYA: Except for the cow sh*t.
GUEST "spit take" ensues.

LARRY KING: "What do people misunderstand about you most?"
DUBYA: "That I'm running on my dad's name... I'm proud of my dad... I reconciled my love for my dad a long time ago."

I've got the greatest idea of how to raise money for the campaign. Have your mother send a letter to your family's Christmas-card list. I just did, and I got $350,000!