George W. Bush Quotes

In the defense of our nation, a president must be a clear-eyed realist. There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.

By George W. Bush

In an economic recession, I'd rather that in order to get out of this recession, that the people be spending their money, not the government trying to figure out how to spend the people's money.

By George W. Bush

In a word, no.

By George W. Bush

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

By George W. Bush

If the Iraqi regime is able to produce, buy or steal an amount of highly enriched uranium a little larger than a single softball, it could have a nuclear weapon in less than a year.

By George W. Bush

If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.

By George W. Bush

I'm the master of low expectations.

By George W. Bush

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.

By George W. Bush

I'll tell you what PAYGO means, when you're a senator from Massachusetts, when you're a colleague of Ted Kennedy, pay go means: You pay, and he goes ahead and spends.

By George W. Bush

I will never apologize for the United States of America -- I don't care what the facts are.

By George W. Bush

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

By George W. Bush

I want to offer congratulations to Pope Benedict XVI, a man of great wisdom, and knowledge. He's a man who serves the Lord. And we remember well a sermon at the pope's funeral in Rome -- how his words touched our hearts and the hearts of millions. We join our fellow citizens and millions around the world who pray for continued strength and wisdom as His Holiness leads the Catholic Church.

By George W. Bush

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

By George W. Bush

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.

By George W. Bush

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.

By George W. Bush

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.

By George W. Bush

I understand small business growth. I was one.

By George W. Bush

I think the most important thing government can do is provide flexibility for federal monies.

By George W. Bush

I think we agree, the past is over.

By George W. Bush

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.

By George W. Bush

I think he recognizes that he cannot achieve peace by allowing violence to escalate or causing violence to escalate,

By George W. Bush

I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.

By George W. Bush

I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It was pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future,

By George W. Bush

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.

By George W. Bush

I love to bring people into the oval office...and say, this is where I office.

By George W. Bush

I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.

By George W. Bush

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

By George W. Bush

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.

By George W. Bush

I expect there to be criticism, but when Democrats say that I deliberately misled the Congress and the people, that's irresponsible,

By George W. Bush

I don't know whether or not the press corps realizes it, but his is a challenging assignment, dealing with you all on a regular basis, and I thought he handled his assignment with class and integrity ... It's going to be hard to replace Scott.

By George W. Bush