Our nation must come together to unite.
Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.
The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.
I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.
Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.
Dont confuse being soft with seeing the other guys point of view.
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.
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.
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.
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.
We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.
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.
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.
We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them.
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
States should have the right to enact laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.
The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.
I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.
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.
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.
We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.
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.'
There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.
With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got.
Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.
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.
I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.
Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.
Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.
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.
When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ, when you accept Christ as the savior, it changes your heart.
This young century will be liberty's century.
America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.
After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.
The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law.
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 know whats interesting about Washington Its the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.
I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
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.
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?
The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.
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.
Bring them on.
I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.
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.
