Quotes By George W. Bush

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.

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.

The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.

The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one.

Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.

I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge.

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.

We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.

We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.

The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law.

The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.

I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.

I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.

America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.

I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?

I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging.

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.

There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.

I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.

Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do.