I'm a patient man. And when I say I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man.

Well, my message is, is that if you harbor a terrorist, you're a terrorist. If you feed a terrorist, you're a terrorist. If you develop weapons of mass destruction that you want to terrorize the world, you'll be held accountable. . . . If anybody harbors a terrorist, they're a terrorist. If they fund a terrorist, they're a terrorist. If they house terrorists, they're terrorists. I mean, I can't make it any more clearly to other nations around the world. If they develop weapons of mass destruction that will be used to terrorize nations, they will be held accountable.

[Saddam] built up a massive war machine while neglecting the basic needs of his own people.

I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president.

No matter what your politics is, we ought to be thanking people for volunteering.

I believe that democracy will prevail, so long as the United States stays with these young democracies to help them.

Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'