Top 1652 Quotes & Sayings by George W. Bush - Page 2

Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.

Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.

On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America.

The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

Bring them on.

The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.

I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.

The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell.

People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or here's an idea for a speech.' They're changed. Trust me.

People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened.

And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there.

The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.

This young century will be liberty's century.

States should have the right to enact laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.

Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.

The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got.

The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.

I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge.

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.

With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got.

I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.

So, I'm lying on the couch and Laura walks in and I say, 'Free at last,' and she says 'You're free all right, you're free to do the dishes.' So I say, 'You're talking to the former president, baby,' and she said, 'consider this your new domestic policy agenda.'

I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.

Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.

No one was more shocked or angry than I was when we didn't find the weapons. I had a sickening feeling every time I thought about it. I still do.

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one.

So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?

Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.

Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.

Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.

Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.

Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

They misunderestimated me.

I don't worry about long-term history. I won't be around to read it.

Freedom is not our gift to the world it is God's gift to humanity.

We will not waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and freedom will prevail.

I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.

The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.

America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths - Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and many others. Every faith is practiced and protected here, because we are one country. Every immigrant can be fully and equally American because we're one country. Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country.

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.