Quotes By George W. Bush

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.

When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.

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.

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.

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

When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ, when you accept Christ as the savior, it changes your heart.

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

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.

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

It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.

America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.

The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend.

Our nation must come together to unite.

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

Bring them on.

The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.

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.

Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.

Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation.

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.

I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.

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

America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.

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

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.'

This way of life is worth defending.

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.

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

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