Quote #8

'There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy.'

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  2. 'This may sound a little improper, but when the Vice President and I are alone it's Colin and Dick.'
  3. 'I'm sleeping like a baby, too. Every two hours, I wake up, screaming.' (Upon hearing that President Bush was 'sleeping like a baby' on the…
  4. 'The sanctions exist -- not for the purpose of hurting the Iraqi people, but for the purpose of keeping in check Saddam Hussein's ambitions…
  5. 'That's not really a number I'm terribly interested in.'
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  7. 'The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort.'
  8. 'There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.'

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