1. "You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." - Interview with CBS News.
2. "I think - tide turning - see, as I remember - I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of - it's easy to see a tide turn - did I say those words?" – Response when asked if the tide was turning in Iraq.
3. "I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass
in my lake." – Response when a German journalist asked him to name his best moment in
office.
4. "And I suspect that what you'll see, Toby, is there will be a momentum, momentum will
be gathered. Houses will begat jobs, jobs will begat houses." - Talking to reporters along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast.
5. "I would guess, I would surmise that some of the more spectacular bombings are done by al Qaeda suiciders." - On violence in Iraq.
6. "The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany."
7. "I can look you in the eye and tell you I feel I've tried to solve the problem diplomatically to the max, and would have committed troops both in Afghanistan and Iraq knowing what I know today." – Demonstrating that he is not fur turning.
8. "As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself, not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch. As a matter of fact, the Colonel asked if I needed first aid when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical operations here, but thanks for your compassion, Colonel." Visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.
9. "I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that the sport is inclusive. The best way to do it is to convince little kids how to - the beauty of playing baseball."
10. "One has a stronger hand when there's more people playing your same cards."