Our plan will not favor religious institutions over nonreligious institutions. As president, I'm interested in what is constitutional and I'm interested in what works.

The best way to defend America in this world we live in is to stay on the offense.

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

Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success.

For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times.

I make decisions based on what I think is best for the country.

I think for Laura [Bush] it was kind of a sense of remorse because she is very close to the girls. They're busy little souls, and so we don't see them as much as we'd like to. But Laura talks to them all the time.