I wish I wasn't the war president. Who in the heck wants to be a war president? I don't.

Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.

Running for governor of Texas against a very popular governor [incumbent Ann Richards] was deemed to be risky. Everybody thought I would lose. As I put in my book, my mother said, "You're going to lose!"

These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion.

I don't see how we can allow public dollars to fund programs where spite and hate is the core of the message.

We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.

The great tradition of America is one where people can worship the way they want to worship. And if they choose not to worship, they're just as patriotic as your neighbor. That is an essential part of why we are a great nation. If you're a Jew or a Christian or a Muslim, you're equally American.