George W. Bush Quotes

Information is moving - you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.

It was a privilege to be president and it is a privilege to be a former president and I believe that I have got a chance to be a part of something that is influential - but not for my sake, but for the sake of people dying in Africa or people worried about a free society in their countries or people who wonder whether there will be a free market.

When it comes to the education of our children... failure is not an option.

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

I encourage all Americans to express admiration and appreciation to fathers.

[Should] Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for life. This right to life cannot be granted or denied by government because it does not come from government, it comes from the creator of life.

One of my concerns is that the health care not be as good as it can possibly be.

Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.

I'm comfortable moving into the role of elder person.

And I encourage you all to go shopping more

I'm forever a former president and I understand that, but at this point in my post-presidency, I don't want to be involved with politics.

People sometimes have to correct my English. I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it.

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.'

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.

Initiative and referendum make government more responsive to its citizens, neutralize the power of the special interests and stimulate public involvement in state issues.

I aim to be a competitive nation.

Anybody who is in a position to serve this country ought to understand the consequences of words.

Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

We're supposed to have guns. It says so in the Bible; and the second greatest book ever written, the Texas State Constitution.

I'm not surprised that people are unsettled because of war. The enemy has got a powerful tool, and that is to get on your TV screen by killing innocent people. And my job is to continue to remind the people it's worth it, we're not going to retreat hastily, and we're not going to pull out of there before the job is done. And we have got a plan for victory.

I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth.

Some of the comments that have been uttered about Islam do not reflect the sentiments of my government or the sentiments of most Americans. Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion, a religion that respects others. Ours is a country based upon tolerance and we welcome people of all faiths in America.

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

No president ever puts American lives at risk without a terrible sense of responsibility. And no American ever hears or reads of a soldier’s death without saying a silent prayer for the dead hero or thinking of the grief of the family and friends. Every young man or woman who dies represents a life with its own dreams and plans, extinguished so suddenly. But all said and done, it is our responsibility to see that (1) we never put our troops in situations where they are subject to unnecessary risk, and (2) we give them all our support at all times.

Civil society people - these are the people - civil society groups are the people who need to monitor the aid to ensure that the aid is directed to what it is supposed to. And in order for them to do so, they need to have the space, they need to have the freedom, and they need to have the right to demonstrate, and to petition their government. They can't do that in Ethiopia; they can't do that in Eritrea; and so this is why I was cautioning that we may be repeating some of our old mistakes.

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

I was very fortunate to have had a mother and father who loved me in spite of my failings.

One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a-a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone.

Some people are going to like the decisions I made, some people are not going to like the decisions that I made. That's just the way it is.

Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.

But as importantly, it lies in the fact that we've got citizens from all walks of life, all political parties, that are willing to say, I want to love my neighbor. I want to make somebody's life just a little bit better.

I think it's very important that we protect marriage as an institution between a man and a woman. I proposed a constitutional amendment. The reason I did so was because I was worried that activist judges are actually defining the definition of marriage. And the surest way to protect marriage between a man and woman is to amend the Constitution.

And this is my solemn pledge: I will work to build a single nation of justice and opportunity. I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger than ourselves who creates us equal in His image.

There are some monuments where the land is so widespread, they just encompass as much as possible. And the integral part of the - the precious part, so to speak - I guess all land is precious, but the part that the people uniformly would not want to spoil, will not be despoiled. But there are parts of the monument lands where we can explore without affecting the overall environment.

Free people will set the course of history.

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.

I call my philosophy and approach compassionate conservatism. It is compassionate to actively help our fellow citizens in need. It is conservative to insist on responsibility and results. And with this hopeful approach, we will make a real difference in people's lives.

Free market capitalism is far more than economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility-the highway to the American Dream.

They have miscalculated me as a leader.

Islam is a faith that brings comfort to people. It inspires them to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion.

I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.

The most important need is to have a steady hand at the wheel, one which does not deviate from its purpose depending on which way the wind blows. The task of keeping America safe and secure in an uncertain world falls heavily on the president.

I know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully.

The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.

We have every reason to assume the worst.

The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.