Quotes By George W. Bush

For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

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

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

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

I believe in the transformational power of liberty. I believe that the free Iraq is in this nation's interests. I believe a free Afghanistan is in this nation's interest.

No one was more shocked or angry than I was when we didn't find the weapons. I had a sickening feeling every time I thought about it. I still do.

This young century will be liberty's century.

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.

And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there.

The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.

This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war.

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes.

I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.

Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.

You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

States should have the right to enact laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

We can't allow the world's worst leaders to blackmail, threaten, hold freedom-loving nations hostage with the world's worst weapons.