24. "Sgetting (cruise missiles) more accurate so that we can have precise
precision."
23. About Salvadoran officials: "We expect them to work toward the
elimination of human rights."
22. "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a Mother
and child."
21. "I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman."
20. To American Samoans: "You all look like happy campers to me. Happy
campers you are, happy campers you have been, and as far as I'm concerned,
happy campers you will always be."
19. "El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are so
many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans,
I have heard a single voice."
18. "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and
democracy but that could change."
17. To United Negro College Fund: "What a terrible thing to have lost
one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is."
16. Phoenix Republican Forum: "If we do not succeed, then we run the risk
of failure."
15. LA Times 5/21/89: "The other day (the President) said, I know you've
had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation
what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility.
(He paused then said), Would you like a puppy?"
14. "We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
13. To Christian Coalition: "My friends, no matter how rough the road may
be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right."
12. "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments
in the future."
11. "I was known as the chief grave robber in my state."
10. "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
9. "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities
in our air and water that are doing it."
8. "I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix."
7. "Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money
to cover losses due to mismanagement."
6. "For NASA, space is still a high priority."
5. "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
4. About breast cancer: "Speaking as a man, it's not a woman's issue. Us men
are tired of losing our women."
3. "I deserve respect for the things I did not do."
2. At Fresno State: "This President is going to lead us out of this recovery."
1. "Our party has been accused of fooling the public by calling tax increases
revenue enhancement. Not so. No one was fooled."
