Wait a minute. What did you just say? You’re predicting $4-a-gallon gas? … That’s interesting. I hadn’t heard that.” –at a news conference, Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2008

“And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq.” –to Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008

Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter. –in parting words to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the G-8 Summit, punching the air and grinning widely as the two leaders looked on in shock, Rusutsu, Japan, July 10, 2008

“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.” –Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008

“The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously.” – George W. Bush, New Albany, Ind., Nov. 13, 2007

“If you’ve got somebody in harm’s way, you want the president being — making advice, not — be given advice by the military, and not making decisions based upon the latest Gallup poll or focus group.” :  George W. Bush, New Albany, Ind., Nov. 13, 2007

“I don’t particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.” : George Bush, Crawford, Texas, Nov. 10, 2007

“In other words, he was given an option: Are you with us or are you not with us? And he made a clear decision to be with us, and he’s acted on that advice.” –George W. Bush, on President Pervez Musharraf, Crawford, Texas, Nov. 10, 2007

“We’re going to — we’ll be sending a person on the ground there pretty soon to help implement the malaria initiative, and that initiative will mean spreading nets and insecticides throughout the country so that we can see a reduction in death of young children that — a death that we can cure.” :  George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2007

“All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone.” : George W. Bush, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007

“My hearts are with the Jeffcoats right now, that’s what I’m thinking.” :  George W. Bush, after meeting with California wildfire victims Kendra and Jay Jeffcoat, San Diego, CA, Oct. 25, 2007

“I fully understand those who say you can’t win this thing militarily. That’s exactly what the United States military says, that you can’t win this military.” –George W. Bush, on political progress in Iraq, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2007

“My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.” –George W. Bush, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

“I got a lot of Ph.D.-types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, ‘Mr. President, here’s what’s on my mind.’ And I listen carefully to their advice. But having gathered the device, I decide, you know, I say, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’” –George W. Bush, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

“The solution to Iraq — an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself … is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad.” : George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2007

“That’s why we are inconveniencing air traffickers, to make sure nobody is carrying weapons on airplanes.” : George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2007

“They’re innocent, they were doing nothing, and they were summarily plucked out of water.” : George W. Bush, when British sailors who were detained by Iran while on patrol in the Persian Gulf, Camp David, March 31, 2007

“Some call this civil war; others call it emergency — I call it pure evil.” : George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2007

“[I]t’s a myth to think I don’t know what’s going on. It’s a myth to think that I’m not aware that there’s opinions that don’t agree with mine, because I’m fully aware of that.” : George W. Bush, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 12, 2005

“Wow! Brazil is big.” –George W. Bush, after looking at a map of Brazil with Brazilian pres. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2005

“Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, ‘what is good for them and what is not.’” –George W. Bush, Washington D.C., Oct. 6, 2005

“I think it’s important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn’t been on the bench and, therefore, there’s not a lot of opinions for people to look at.” –George W. Bush, on the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2005

“In other words, I don’t think people ought to be compelled to make the decision which they think is best for their family.” -George W. Bush, speaking on smallpox vaccinations, Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2002

“You believe in the Almighty, and I believe in the Almighty. That’s why we’ll be great partners.” -George W. Bush, to Turkish Prime Minister Recap Tayyip Erdogan, Washington, D.C. Dec. 10, 2002

“Sometimes, Washington is one of these towns where the person – people who think they’ve got the sharp elbow is the most effective person.” -George W. Bush, New Orleans, Dec. 3, 2002

“The law I