Ari Fleischer Quotes (327 Quotes)


    We were talking about whether we would accept matching funds. There was a period of time where the Elizabeth Dole campaign thought that we would be able to raise so much money, that could be a question we faced.

    Let's just say as a hypothetical that there is an individual inside Iraq who is in a position to know things, who's telling us things. Would you expect us to name that individual ... so that harm could be done Of course not.

    cut taxes and to move forward with the president's tax plan.

    The president offers his condolences to the families and loved ones affected by this morning's accident, ... He regrets the loss of life and he wishes the injured a full and speedy recovery.

    We're just noting what took place. We're not looking to place blame. We're not looking back to ascribe whatever the -- again, transitions can be difficult times.


    firm decision to stand against terrorism and extremism and his commitment to the principle that no person or no organization will be allowed to indulge in terrorism as a means to further its cause.

    It was just to the people of these countries where the president talked about. He addressed foreign leaders and said to serve your people you must learn to trust them.


    If there are those who differ with the president on this, the president respects their opinion and respects their ideas and respects their thoughts. He listens. He listens carefully. In the end, the president will make the judgment that he thinks is best needed to protect our country.

    The United States regrets this loss of life and deplores the violation of Georgia's sovereignty,

    She was always pleasant, always polite, always being tough as the paper kept moving. Is that a skill you need to be a Supreme Court justice No, I don't think so. But it's a reflection of, when she has a mission, she knows how to accomplish it.

    There's no question that the regime has lost control and that represents a great turning point for the people or Iraq as the regime is gone,

    This morning's report is both a good sign and a warning signal. It's a good sign because, despite the slowdown, the budget is in strong shape. It's a warning signal because there are still people in Congress who want to spend more money and bust the budget.

    The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea.

    He expects to receive the report sometime today, and he will review the report once he receives it.

    The president is going to work very hard to try to help the parties come together to achieve a two-state solution to the violence between the Israelis and the Palestinians. This is a priority for the president, and he's committed to it.

    I think the point the president makes repeatedly about the need to develop a missile defense is that the Cold War is over, and the United States needs to protect itself and our allies and our troops that are stationed abroad from a different nature of threat. And the paradigm that existed in the Cold War is no longer the most imperative paradigm that should guide America's defense structures.

    The president is going through a bad time, and it is related to policies. It's related to Iraq, and the advantage of making a change is it allows the public to take a second look at a president who has been in office six years.



    She stressed that she is making a request and that editorial decisions can only be made by the media.

    Under the old Senate leadership this would have already happened by now. So this will be a test of the new leadership. It will reflect badly if the Senate is unable to act by the end of the month.

    Judge Pickering was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate just a short number of years ago. So if there is so much controversy about Judge Pickering, why did so many senators vote for him on the District court

    We continue to await a response from North Korea to our long-standing proposal to meet with them on broader issues of concern.

    I think the reason that we know Saddam Hussein possesses chemical and biological weapons is from a wide variety of means. That's how we know,

    I think it shows -- and I'm going to speak very carefully because I'm speaking about some, not all, because clearly there are members in the AFL-CIO who do not see it that way -- but I think it's a further sign that there are some who are becoming attachments of the Democratic National Committee and the liberal wing of the party.


    I will leave being able to say that I love my job. I believe deeply in President Bush, the man and his policies. But it is my time to go.

    willingness by the parties themselves to end the violence.

    fanning out across the country to more than 20 cities to talk about the economic package and growth package.

    Joe is one of the president's staunchest supporters and good friends, ... The president is going to miss him a great deal. We're all on the staff level going to miss Joe a great deal. He's a great guy -- a real kind man, a gentle giant.

    President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell are reaching out to the member nations. There'll be a lot of diplomacy going on, ... There's no question that all 15 member states of the Security Council are important and will all be talked to.

    Reading and math scores nationally have been declining for past ten years. There's a real worry in America about whether children will be safe in school.

    He thinks it is the right thing to do because it will help children receive good educations, ... No matter what the (election) margin, he is going to do what he thinks is right.

    These are places that Saddam Hussein doesn't even go to. These are government facilities, government property where who knows what is going on. And there's a good reason Saddam Hussein does not want people to go there and take a look at these facilities, even if he never sleeps there.

    Dr. Tubb checked all the vital signs and he told me all are normal and the president said he feels fine.

    Israel isn't the only one with an obligation. All parties have to do their part.

    Freedom's taste is unquenchable. You're seeing what you see in mankind everywhere, given a chance to be free.

    represents one of the darkest episodes in the recent tragedy that befell Bosnia.

    The Democrat approach is ... arbitrary, ... The president said that he didn't want to throw a dart at the board and come up with arbitrary numbers. And I submit one-third, one-third, one-third is not an approach that measures the needs and the priorities

    No, the president has many priorities, and he judges each one as it comes up, ... Right now he is clearly focused on job creation, given the fact that the important decisions are getting made on Capitol Hill now about the package in the Senate and as it approaches the conference.

    The view of the White House is that this was a wrong decision, and the Department of Justice is now evaluating how to seek redress.

    The president expressed his regrets and apologized for the accident and said the United States would do all it can to be of assistance to the Japanese government and the Japanese people.

    It is part of the constructive debate from thoughtful people and it underscores many of the things the president has said about ... the threat Saddam presents to the world,

    The president made very clear again that he believes that Saddam Hussein is a menace to world peace, a menace to regional peace, and that the world and the region will be safer and better off without Saddam Hussein.

    As we proceed, he is going to reach out to build support for that agenda, that way he can get it through the Congress.

    Scott had the faith and the trust of the president, and that's the most important ingredient.

    There is a very important principle involved here. And that is the right of the government and all future presidencies, whether they're Democratic or Republican, to conduct reviews, to receive information from constituents regardless of their party or their background in a thoughtful and deliberative fashion,

    I know a phone call was made into the vice president's office, but I really don't know who made it.

    This is not a bluff. The U.S. is preparing for war in case a decision is made to go to war. We have to deal with realities, and we will. And if basing is not allowed in Turkey, we have no choice, we will pursue other options.


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