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Family, at its core, is a deeply interconnected unit built on shared history, mutual support, and enduring love, whether biologically linked or chosen through profound connection. It provides a vital foundation of belonging, offering individuals a sense of identity, security, and purpose, while nurturing growth, teaching values, and celebrating life's journey together, making it indispensable for human well-being.

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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger

# Family & United States presidential candidates

Joe Biden
Context: • Response to Brian Williams' question during the South Carolina Democratic primary debates, asking if he could reassure voters that Biden had the "discipline [one] would need on the world stage".
• (April 26, 2007), South Carolina Democratic debate transcript, publisher: MSNBC, retrieved: 2008-08-23
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
“Yes.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
Joe Biden
Context: • 1 September 2022 tweet (just one word)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, September 2022)
“democracy”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • In 2011, referring to Donald Trump, to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times (Maureen Dowd (December 2, 2018), "The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story", The New York Times retrieved: December 10, 2018; w:Jeff Zeleny (December 5, 2018), Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; (December 5, 2018), "George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral", Fortune retrieved: December 10, 2018; Epstein, Jennifer (December 5, 2018), George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father’ at Solemn State Funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; Maureen Dowd (2016), The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics publisher: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455539246; Goldschlag, William; Janison, Dan (December 3, 2018), "Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush", Newsday retrieved: December 10, 2018)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
“He's an ass.”
— George Herbert Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States 1924 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Boston
Joe Biden
Context: • on [[Twitter (September 26, 2021)]
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
“It’s only fair”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • November 7, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.torture.ap/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4415132.stm
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“We do not torture.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Living people

G
Context: • Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12450-2005Jan15.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“Because he's hiding.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“All life is precious.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“Freedom is universal.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2003, Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003):
President Bush at a memorial for the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster crew "Their Mission was Almost Complete" (4 February 2003))
“May God bless you all.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
R
Context: • Answered to the question "What do you see as more harmful to America: another term of Joe Biden, or Donald Trump returning to power?“ in the spring of 2023, quoted in "Why RFK Jr. Endorsed Trump", The Atlantic (August 23, 2024)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr." (Quotes, 2023)
“I can’t answer that.”
— Robert Francis Jr. Kennedy
1954 births Living people Anti-vaccination activists Biographers from the United States

# Family & Non-fiction authors from the United States

G
Context: • Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso claimed that Bush said this to him in a meeting in mid-2002. As quoted in Der Spiegel (3 August 2002).
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Attributed, Private/attributed:
These remarks were allegedly made by Bush outside the presence of reporters, and have not been confirmed by Bush's representatives nor denied by representatives of anyone present.)
“Do you have blacks, too?”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Said in reference to a protest by Greens member Bob Brown during his address to the Australian Parliament as Brown was ordered to leave the parliament. October 23, 2003 http://theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/23/1066631538204.html?oneclick=true
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2003)
“I love freedom of speech.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Explaining his unexpected victories over GOP rival John McCain in the 2000 presidential primaries; stump speech in Bentonville, Arkansas, Nov. 6, 2000, given just prior to the 2000 election.
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2000)
“They misunderestimated me.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Joe Biden
Context: • 5 October 2022 during his visit to Fort Myers, Florida, where he was watching effects of Hurricane Ian alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis (tweet and youtube)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, October 2022)
“No one fucks with a Biden.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • Interview with David Horowitz for Salon magazine (6 May 1999).
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 1990s)
“I'm a uniter, not a divider.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Memoirists from the United States

H
Context: • To Paul Fray, reported in The Guardian (2000) and State of a Union: Inside the Complex Marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hillary Clinton" (Attributed)
“You fucking Jew bastard!”
— Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States First ladies 1947 births Living people Members of the United States Senate
H
Context: • Reaction shortly after learning about the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, CBS News interview, October 20, 2011 Daily Mail CBS News
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hillary Clinton" (Quotes, Secretary of State (2009–2013))
“We came, we saw, he died.”
— Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States First ladies 1947 births Living people Members of the United States Senate
G
Context: • George W Bush to Tony Blair, on G8 summit, July 17th, 2006 - when left their microphone on by mistake
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2006)
“Yo Blair, how are you doin'?”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • speaking to Deputy Prime Minister of Australia about his stopover in Iraq en route to Sydney, "By George: now it's all the way with Howard J" Sydney Morning Herald (September 6, 2007)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
“We're kicking ass [in Iraq].”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Ariel Sharon, speaking to Israeli reporter Uri Dan, claimed that Bush said this when asked what he would do if he caught Osama bin Laden. See Uri Dan (2007), Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Attributed, Private/attributed:
These remarks were allegedly made by Bush outside the presence of reporters, and have not been confirmed by Bush's representatives nor denied by representatives of anyone present.)
“I will screw him in the ass.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Presidents of the United States

Theodore Roosevelt
Context: • Phrase first used in a speech at Provincetown, Massachusetts (20 August 1907)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Theodore Roosevelt" (Quotes, 1900s)
“Malefactors of great wealth.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
Social activists Activists from the United States Military leaders from the United States Medal of Honor recipients
G
Context: • In reference to his prior, oft-repeated promises to run a year-to-year budget surplus, except in the event of war, recession, or national emergency. Statement made to budget director Mitchell Daniels, mid-September; as quoted by him in an address to the OMB Conference Board (October 16, 2001) repeated as a dubious joke through 2002: at Robin Hayes for Congress and Elizabeth Dole for Senate luncheon, Charlotte NC, February 27; http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020227-6.html at Latham for Congress Luncheon, DesMoines IA, March 1;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020301-6.html at Saxby Chambliss for Senate Dinner, Atlanta GA, March 27;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020327-10.html at Graham for Senate Luncheon, Greenville SC, March 27;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020327-5.html at Cornyn for Senate Luncheon, Dallas TX, March 29;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020328.html at Fisher for Governor Reception, Philadelphia PA, April 3;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020403-1.html at Leaders of the Fiscal Responsibility Coalition, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, April 16;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020416-8.html at Heather Wilson for Congress Luncheon, Albuquerque NM, April 29;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020429-4.html at Simon for Governor Luncheon, Santa Clara CA, May 1;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020501-2.html at Taft for Governor Luncheon, Columbus OH, May 10; http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020510-3.html at 14th Annual World Pork Expo, DesMoines IA, June 7;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020607-4.html at 21st Century High Tech Forum, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, June 13;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020613-11.html at Texans for Rick Perry, Houston TX, June 14.http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020614-8.html
• Quoted by Paul Krugman in "Hitting the Trifecta," The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/07/opinion/07KRUG.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2001)
“Lucky me, I hit the trifecta.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Joe Biden
Context: • Alexandra Petri (2012-09-10), "Joe Biden gets cosy with bikers", Washington Post
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2010s, 2012)
“No dates until you're thirty.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • Presidential Leadership speech (9 July 2015)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2015)
“Earn capital to spend capital.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Theodore Roosevelt
Context: • Theodore repeating what his brother, Elliot Roosevelt, said when Theodore reached his home in New York City to find both mother and wife dying on the evening of 13 February 1884; in this same house their father had also died from stomach cancer on 9 February 1878, at the age of 46.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Theodore Roosevelt" (Quotes, 1880s)
“There is a curse on this house.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
Social activists Activists from the United States Military leaders from the United States Medal of Honor recipients
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G
Context: • In 2011, referring to Donald Trump, to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times (Maureen Dowd (December 2, 2018), "The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story", The New York Times retrieved: December 10, 2018; w:Jeff Zeleny (December 5, 2018), Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; (December 5, 2018), "George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral", Fortune retrieved: December 10, 2018; Epstein, Jennifer (December 5, 2018), George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father’ at Solemn State Funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; Maureen Dowd (2016), The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics publisher: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455539246; Goldschlag, William; Janison, Dan (December 3, 2018), "Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush", Newsday retrieved: December 10, 2018)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
“He's an ass.”
— George Herbert Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States 1924 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Boston
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "3 Ninjas Kick Back" (Mori "Shintaro" Tanaka)
“You vampire!”
— Unknown
1994 films 1990s American films Action films Comedy films
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Dunphy Family)
“Phil (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Dunphy Family)
“Alex (daughter)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Marshall Family)
“Dylan (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
Joe Biden
Context: • on [[Twitter (September 26, 2021)]
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
“It’s only fair”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Siblings" (Quotes)
“Maggie Stiefvater”
— Unknown
Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Pritchett-Delgado Family)
“Gloria (2nd wife)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Tucker-Pritchett Family)
“Cameron (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
G
Context: • November 7, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.torture.ap/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4415132.stm
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“We do not torture.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • William Wordsworth, Yarrow Revisited (1831). Quoting from "Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome marrow," an old song, The Braes of Yarrow
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (W)
“My winsome marrow.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
G
Context: • Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12450-2005Jan15.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“Because he's hiding.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Tucker-Pritchett Family)
“Mitchell (Jay's son)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well (1823), Chapter VII. Prince Regent's description of what a wife should be. Found in an old song, "The One Horse Shay". Sung by Sam Cowell in the 1860s
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (S)
“Fat, fair and forty.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
U
Context: • Fostering mother.
• Applied by students to the university where they have graduated.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Mothers" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 531-32.)
“Alma mater.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw" (Whopper, Puppy)
“Hello, Mr. McGuigan!”
— Unknown
1988 animated films Comedy films Family films Musical films
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“All life is precious.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“Freedom is universal.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • The hope of the flock.
• Virgil, Eclogues, no. 1, l. 15. The flower of the family. Reported in Classical and Foreign Quotations (1904), p. 333, no. 2608
• Source: Wikiquote: "Family" (V)
“Spem gregis.”
— Unknown
Society Family
U
Context: • Danny Kaye, referring to the contributions that his wife Sylvia Fine's songs made to his career. Reported in Leslie Halliwell, Who's Who in the Movies (HarperCollins, 2001) p. 242 (of 593)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (K)
“I am a wife-made man.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
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Family
Quotes

Where Life Begins, Love Never Ends.

Family, at its core, is a deeply interconnected unit built on shared history, mutual support, and enduring love, whether biologically linked or chosen through profound connection. It provides a vital foundation of belonging, offering individuals a sense of identity, security, and purpose, while nurturing growth, teaching values, and celebrating life's journey together, making it indispensable for human well-being.

Family
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
John Adams
John Adams
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger

# Family & United States presidential candidates

Joe Biden
Context: • Response to Brian Williams' question during the South Carolina Democratic primary debates, asking if he could reassure voters that Biden had the "discipline [one] would need on the world stage".
• (April 26, 2007), South Carolina Democratic debate transcript, publisher: MSNBC, retrieved: 2008-08-23
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
“Yes.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
Joe Biden
Context: • 1 September 2022 tweet (just one word)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, September 2022)
“democracy”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • In 2011, referring to Donald Trump, to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times (Maureen Dowd (December 2, 2018), "The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story", The New York Times retrieved: December 10, 2018; w:Jeff Zeleny (December 5, 2018), Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; (December 5, 2018), "George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral", Fortune retrieved: December 10, 2018; Epstein, Jennifer (December 5, 2018), George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father’ at Solemn State Funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; Maureen Dowd (2016), The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics publisher: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455539246; Goldschlag, William; Janison, Dan (December 3, 2018), "Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush", Newsday retrieved: December 10, 2018)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
“He's an ass.”
— George Herbert Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States 1924 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Boston
Joe Biden
Context: • on [[Twitter (September 26, 2021)]
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
“It’s only fair”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • November 7, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.torture.ap/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4415132.stm
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“We do not torture.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Living people

G
Context: • Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12450-2005Jan15.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“Because he's hiding.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“All life is precious.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“Freedom is universal.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2003, Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003):
President Bush at a memorial for the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster crew "Their Mission was Almost Complete" (4 February 2003))
“May God bless you all.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
R
Context: • Answered to the question "What do you see as more harmful to America: another term of Joe Biden, or Donald Trump returning to power?“ in the spring of 2023, quoted in "Why RFK Jr. Endorsed Trump", The Atlantic (August 23, 2024)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr." (Quotes, 2023)
“I can’t answer that.”
— Robert Francis Jr. Kennedy
1954 births Living people Anti-vaccination activists Biographers from the United States

# Family & Non-fiction authors from the United States

G
Context: • Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso claimed that Bush said this to him in a meeting in mid-2002. As quoted in Der Spiegel (3 August 2002).
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Attributed, Private/attributed:
These remarks were allegedly made by Bush outside the presence of reporters, and have not been confirmed by Bush's representatives nor denied by representatives of anyone present.)
“Do you have blacks, too?”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Said in reference to a protest by Greens member Bob Brown during his address to the Australian Parliament as Brown was ordered to leave the parliament. October 23, 2003 http://theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/23/1066631538204.html?oneclick=true
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2003)
“I love freedom of speech.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Explaining his unexpected victories over GOP rival John McCain in the 2000 presidential primaries; stump speech in Bentonville, Arkansas, Nov. 6, 2000, given just prior to the 2000 election.
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2000)
“They misunderestimated me.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Joe Biden
Context: • 5 October 2022 during his visit to Fort Myers, Florida, where he was watching effects of Hurricane Ian alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis (tweet and youtube)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, October 2022)
“No one fucks with a Biden.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • Interview with David Horowitz for Salon magazine (6 May 1999).
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 1990s)
“I'm a uniter, not a divider.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Memoirists from the United States

H
Context: • To Paul Fray, reported in The Guardian (2000) and State of a Union: Inside the Complex Marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hillary Clinton" (Attributed)
“You fucking Jew bastard!”
— Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States First ladies 1947 births Living people Members of the United States Senate
H
Context: • Reaction shortly after learning about the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, CBS News interview, October 20, 2011 Daily Mail CBS News
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hillary Clinton" (Quotes, Secretary of State (2009–2013))
“We came, we saw, he died.”
— Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States First ladies 1947 births Living people Members of the United States Senate
G
Context: • George W Bush to Tony Blair, on G8 summit, July 17th, 2006 - when left their microphone on by mistake
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2006)
“Yo Blair, how are you doin'?”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • speaking to Deputy Prime Minister of Australia about his stopover in Iraq en route to Sydney, "By George: now it's all the way with Howard J" Sydney Morning Herald (September 6, 2007)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
“We're kicking ass [in Iraq].”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Ariel Sharon, speaking to Israeli reporter Uri Dan, claimed that Bush said this when asked what he would do if he caught Osama bin Laden. See Uri Dan (2007), Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Attributed, Private/attributed:
These remarks were allegedly made by Bush outside the presence of reporters, and have not been confirmed by Bush's representatives nor denied by representatives of anyone present.)
“I will screw him in the ass.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Presidents of the United States

Theodore Roosevelt
Context: • Phrase first used in a speech at Provincetown, Massachusetts (20 August 1907)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Theodore Roosevelt" (Quotes, 1900s)
“Malefactors of great wealth.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
Social activists Activists from the United States Military leaders from the United States Medal of Honor recipients
G
Context: • In reference to his prior, oft-repeated promises to run a year-to-year budget surplus, except in the event of war, recession, or national emergency. Statement made to budget director Mitchell Daniels, mid-September; as quoted by him in an address to the OMB Conference Board (October 16, 2001) repeated as a dubious joke through 2002: at Robin Hayes for Congress and Elizabeth Dole for Senate luncheon, Charlotte NC, February 27; http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020227-6.html at Latham for Congress Luncheon, DesMoines IA, March 1;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020301-6.html at Saxby Chambliss for Senate Dinner, Atlanta GA, March 27;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020327-10.html at Graham for Senate Luncheon, Greenville SC, March 27;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020327-5.html at Cornyn for Senate Luncheon, Dallas TX, March 29;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020328.html at Fisher for Governor Reception, Philadelphia PA, April 3;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020403-1.html at Leaders of the Fiscal Responsibility Coalition, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, April 16;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020416-8.html at Heather Wilson for Congress Luncheon, Albuquerque NM, April 29;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020429-4.html at Simon for Governor Luncheon, Santa Clara CA, May 1;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020501-2.html at Taft for Governor Luncheon, Columbus OH, May 10; http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020510-3.html at 14th Annual World Pork Expo, DesMoines IA, June 7;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020607-4.html at 21st Century High Tech Forum, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, June 13;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020613-11.html at Texans for Rick Perry, Houston TX, June 14.http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020614-8.html
• Quoted by Paul Krugman in "Hitting the Trifecta," The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/07/opinion/07KRUG.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2001)
“Lucky me, I hit the trifecta.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Joe Biden
Context: • Alexandra Petri (2012-09-10), "Joe Biden gets cosy with bikers", Washington Post
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2010s, 2012)
“No dates until you're thirty.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • Presidential Leadership speech (9 July 2015)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2015)
“Earn capital to spend capital.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Theodore Roosevelt
Context: • Theodore repeating what his brother, Elliot Roosevelt, said when Theodore reached his home in New York City to find both mother and wife dying on the evening of 13 February 1884; in this same house their father had also died from stomach cancer on 9 February 1878, at the age of 46.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Theodore Roosevelt" (Quotes, 1880s)
“There is a curse on this house.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
Social activists Activists from the United States Military leaders from the United States Medal of Honor recipients
More Quotes
G
Context: • In 2011, referring to Donald Trump, to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times (Maureen Dowd (December 2, 2018), "The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story", The New York Times retrieved: December 10, 2018; w:Jeff Zeleny (December 5, 2018), Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; (December 5, 2018), "George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral", Fortune retrieved: December 10, 2018; Epstein, Jennifer (December 5, 2018), George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father’ at Solemn State Funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; Maureen Dowd (2016), The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics publisher: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455539246; Goldschlag, William; Janison, Dan (December 3, 2018), "Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush", Newsday retrieved: December 10, 2018)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
“He's an ass.”
— George Herbert Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States 1924 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Boston
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "3 Ninjas Kick Back" (Mori "Shintaro" Tanaka)
“You vampire!”
— Unknown
1994 films 1990s American films Action films Comedy films
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Dunphy Family)
“Phil (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Dunphy Family)
“Alex (daughter)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Marshall Family)
“Dylan (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
Joe Biden
Context: • on [[Twitter (September 26, 2021)]
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
“It’s only fair”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Siblings" (Quotes)
“Maggie Stiefvater”
— Unknown
Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Pritchett-Delgado Family)
“Gloria (2nd wife)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Tucker-Pritchett Family)
“Cameron (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
G
Context: • November 7, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.torture.ap/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4415132.stm
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“We do not torture.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • William Wordsworth, Yarrow Revisited (1831). Quoting from "Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome marrow," an old song, The Braes of Yarrow
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (W)
“My winsome marrow.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
G
Context: • Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12450-2005Jan15.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“Because he's hiding.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Tucker-Pritchett Family)
“Mitchell (Jay's son)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well (1823), Chapter VII. Prince Regent's description of what a wife should be. Found in an old song, "The One Horse Shay". Sung by Sam Cowell in the 1860s
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (S)
“Fat, fair and forty.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
U
Context: • Fostering mother.
• Applied by students to the university where they have graduated.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Mothers" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 531-32.)
“Alma mater.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw" (Whopper, Puppy)
“Hello, Mr. McGuigan!”
— Unknown
1988 animated films Comedy films Family films Musical films
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“All life is precious.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“Freedom is universal.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • The hope of the flock.
• Virgil, Eclogues, no. 1, l. 15. The flower of the family. Reported in Classical and Foreign Quotations (1904), p. 333, no. 2608
• Source: Wikiquote: "Family" (V)
“Spem gregis.”
— Unknown
Society Family
U
Context: • Danny Kaye, referring to the contributions that his wife Sylvia Fine's songs made to his career. Reported in Leslie Halliwell, Who's Who in the Movies (HarperCollins, 2001) p. 242 (of 593)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (K)
“I am a wife-made man.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
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# Family & United States presidential candidates

Joe Biden
Context: • Response to Brian Williams' question during the South Carolina Democratic primary debates, asking if he could reassure voters that Biden had the "discipline [one] would need on the world stage".
• (April 26, 2007), South Carolina Democratic debate transcript, publisher: MSNBC, retrieved: 2008-08-23
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
“Yes.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
Joe Biden
Context: • 1 September 2022 tweet (just one word)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, September 2022)
“democracy”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • In 2011, referring to Donald Trump, to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times (Maureen Dowd (December 2, 2018), "The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story", The New York Times retrieved: December 10, 2018; w:Jeff Zeleny (December 5, 2018), Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; (December 5, 2018), "George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral", Fortune retrieved: December 10, 2018; Epstein, Jennifer (December 5, 2018), George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father’ at Solemn State Funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; Maureen Dowd (2016), The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics publisher: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455539246; Goldschlag, William; Janison, Dan (December 3, 2018), "Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush", Newsday retrieved: December 10, 2018)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
“He's an ass.”
— George Herbert Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States 1924 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Boston
Joe Biden
Context: • on [[Twitter (September 26, 2021)]
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
“It’s only fair”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • November 7, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.torture.ap/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4415132.stm
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“We do not torture.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Living people

G
Context: • Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12450-2005Jan15.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“Because he's hiding.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“All life is precious.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“Freedom is universal.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2003, Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003):
President Bush at a memorial for the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster crew "Their Mission was Almost Complete" (4 February 2003))
“May God bless you all.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
R
Context: • Answered to the question "What do you see as more harmful to America: another term of Joe Biden, or Donald Trump returning to power?“ in the spring of 2023, quoted in "Why RFK Jr. Endorsed Trump", The Atlantic (August 23, 2024)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr." (Quotes, 2023)
“I can’t answer that.”
— Robert Francis Jr. Kennedy
1954 births Living people Anti-vaccination activists Biographers from the United States

# Family & Non-fiction authors from the United States

G
Context: • Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso claimed that Bush said this to him in a meeting in mid-2002. As quoted in Der Spiegel (3 August 2002).
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Attributed, Private/attributed:
These remarks were allegedly made by Bush outside the presence of reporters, and have not been confirmed by Bush's representatives nor denied by representatives of anyone present.)
“Do you have blacks, too?”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Said in reference to a protest by Greens member Bob Brown during his address to the Australian Parliament as Brown was ordered to leave the parliament. October 23, 2003 http://theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/23/1066631538204.html?oneclick=true
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2003)
“I love freedom of speech.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Explaining his unexpected victories over GOP rival John McCain in the 2000 presidential primaries; stump speech in Bentonville, Arkansas, Nov. 6, 2000, given just prior to the 2000 election.
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2000)
“They misunderestimated me.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Joe Biden
Context: • 5 October 2022 during his visit to Fort Myers, Florida, where he was watching effects of Hurricane Ian alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis (tweet and youtube)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, October 2022)
“No one fucks with a Biden.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • Interview with David Horowitz for Salon magazine (6 May 1999).
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 1990s)
“I'm a uniter, not a divider.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Memoirists from the United States

H
Context: • To Paul Fray, reported in The Guardian (2000) and State of a Union: Inside the Complex Marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hillary Clinton" (Attributed)
“You fucking Jew bastard!”
— Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States First ladies 1947 births Living people Members of the United States Senate
H
Context: • Reaction shortly after learning about the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, CBS News interview, October 20, 2011 Daily Mail CBS News
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hillary Clinton" (Quotes, Secretary of State (2009–2013))
“We came, we saw, he died.”
— Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States First ladies 1947 births Living people Members of the United States Senate
G
Context: • George W Bush to Tony Blair, on G8 summit, July 17th, 2006 - when left their microphone on by mistake
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2006)
“Yo Blair, how are you doin'?”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • speaking to Deputy Prime Minister of Australia about his stopover in Iraq en route to Sydney, "By George: now it's all the way with Howard J" Sydney Morning Herald (September 6, 2007)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
“We're kicking ass [in Iraq].”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Ariel Sharon, speaking to Israeli reporter Uri Dan, claimed that Bush said this when asked what he would do if he caught Osama bin Laden. See Uri Dan (2007), Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Attributed, Private/attributed:
These remarks were allegedly made by Bush outside the presence of reporters, and have not been confirmed by Bush's representatives nor denied by representatives of anyone present.)
“I will screw him in the ass.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut

# Family & Presidents of the United States

Theodore Roosevelt
Context: • Phrase first used in a speech at Provincetown, Massachusetts (20 August 1907)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Theodore Roosevelt" (Quotes, 1900s)
“Malefactors of great wealth.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
Social activists Activists from the United States Military leaders from the United States Medal of Honor recipients
G
Context: • In reference to his prior, oft-repeated promises to run a year-to-year budget surplus, except in the event of war, recession, or national emergency. Statement made to budget director Mitchell Daniels, mid-September; as quoted by him in an address to the OMB Conference Board (October 16, 2001) repeated as a dubious joke through 2002: at Robin Hayes for Congress and Elizabeth Dole for Senate luncheon, Charlotte NC, February 27; http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020227-6.html at Latham for Congress Luncheon, DesMoines IA, March 1;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020301-6.html at Saxby Chambliss for Senate Dinner, Atlanta GA, March 27;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020327-10.html at Graham for Senate Luncheon, Greenville SC, March 27;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020327-5.html at Cornyn for Senate Luncheon, Dallas TX, March 29;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020328.html at Fisher for Governor Reception, Philadelphia PA, April 3;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020403-1.html at Leaders of the Fiscal Responsibility Coalition, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, April 16;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020416-8.html at Heather Wilson for Congress Luncheon, Albuquerque NM, April 29;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020429-4.html at Simon for Governor Luncheon, Santa Clara CA, May 1;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020501-2.html at Taft for Governor Luncheon, Columbus OH, May 10; http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020510-3.html at 14th Annual World Pork Expo, DesMoines IA, June 7;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020607-4.html at 21st Century High Tech Forum, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg, June 13;http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020613-11.html at Texans for Rick Perry, Houston TX, June 14.http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020614-8.html
• Quoted by Paul Krugman in "Hitting the Trifecta," The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/07/opinion/07KRUG.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2001)
“Lucky me, I hit the trifecta.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Joe Biden
Context: • Alexandra Petri (2012-09-10), "Joe Biden gets cosy with bikers", Washington Post
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2010s, 2012)
“No dates until you're thirty.”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
G
Context: • Presidential Leadership speech (9 July 2015)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2015)
“Earn capital to spend capital.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
Theodore Roosevelt
Context: • Theodore repeating what his brother, Elliot Roosevelt, said when Theodore reached his home in New York City to find both mother and wife dying on the evening of 13 February 1884; in this same house their father had also died from stomach cancer on 9 February 1878, at the age of 46.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Theodore Roosevelt" (Quotes, 1880s)
“There is a curse on this house.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
Social activists Activists from the United States Military leaders from the United States Medal of Honor recipients
More Quotes
G
Context: • In 2011, referring to Donald Trump, to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times (Maureen Dowd (December 2, 2018), "The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story", The New York Times retrieved: December 10, 2018; w:Jeff Zeleny (December 5, 2018), Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; (December 5, 2018), "George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral", Fortune retrieved: December 10, 2018; Epstein, Jennifer (December 5, 2018), George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father’ at Solemn State Funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; Maureen Dowd (2016), The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics publisher: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455539246; Goldschlag, William; Janison, Dan (December 3, 2018), "Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush", Newsday retrieved: December 10, 2018)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
“He's an ass.”
— George Herbert Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States 1924 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Boston
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "3 Ninjas Kick Back" (Mori "Shintaro" Tanaka)
“You vampire!”
— Unknown
1994 films 1990s American films Action films Comedy films
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Dunphy Family)
“Phil (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Dunphy Family)
“Alex (daughter)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Marshall Family)
“Dylan (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
Joe Biden
Context: • on [[Twitter (September 26, 2021)]
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
“It’s only fair”
— Joe Biden
Joe Biden 1942 births Living people Academics from the United States
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Siblings" (Quotes)
“Maggie Stiefvater”
— Unknown
Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Pritchett-Delgado Family)
“Gloria (2nd wife)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Tucker-Pritchett Family)
“Cameron (husband)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
G
Context: • November 7, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/bush.torture.ap/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4415132.stm
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“We do not torture.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • William Wordsworth, Yarrow Revisited (1831). Quoting from "Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome marrow," an old song, The Braes of Yarrow
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (W)
“My winsome marrow.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
G
Context: • Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12450-2005Jan15.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005)
“Because he's hiding.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Modern Family" (The Tucker-Pritchett Family)
“Mitchell (Jay's son)”
— Unknown
Modern Family
U
Context: • Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well (1823), Chapter VII. Prince Regent's description of what a wife should be. Found in an old song, "The One Horse Shay". Sung by Sam Cowell in the 1860s
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (S)
“Fat, fair and forty.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
U
Context: • Fostering mother.
• Applied by students to the university where they have graduated.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Mothers" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 531-32.)
“Alma mater.”
— Unknown
Family Women+
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw" (Whopper, Puppy)
“Hello, Mr. McGuigan!”
— Unknown
1988 animated films Comedy films Family films Musical films
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“All life is precious.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
G
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "George W. Bush" (Quotes, 2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011):
Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 24, 2011), C-SPAN, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.)
“Freedom is universal.”
— George Walker Bush
Presidents of the United States Governors of Texas Politicians from Texas Politicians from Connecticut
U
Context: • The hope of the flock.
• Virgil, Eclogues, no. 1, l. 15. The flower of the family. Reported in Classical and Foreign Quotations (1904), p. 333, no. 2608
• Source: Wikiquote: "Family" (V)
“Spem gregis.”
— Unknown
Society Family
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Context: • Danny Kaye, referring to the contributions that his wife Sylvia Fine's songs made to his career. Reported in Leslie Halliwell, Who's Who in the Movies (HarperCollins, 2001) p. 242 (of 593)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Wives" (K)
“I am a wife-made man.”
— Unknown
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