The Longbow Papers

"The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas." --To a Slovak journalist; as quoted by Knight Ridder News Service; June 22, 1999; Bush's meeting was with Janez Drnovsek, the prime minister of Slovenia.

"The trial lawyers are very politically powerful.... But here in Texas we took them on and got some good medical--medical malpractice." --Waco, Texas; August 13, 2002

"I think it's very important for world leaders to understand that when a new administration comes in, the new administration will be running the foreign policy." --Interview with USA Today; January 12, 2001