American politician & U.S. President (1946- )
I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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attributed, Bush at War
The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Decision Points
This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.
GEORGE W. BUSH
New York Daily News, April 23, 2002
Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.
GEORGE W. BUSH
advice while quail hunting, January 22, 2004
Some of the scientists, I believe, haven't they been changing their opinion a little bit on global warming? There's a lot of differing opinions and before we react I think it's best to have the full accounting, full understanding of what's taking place.
GEORGE W. BUSH
presidential debate, October 11, 2000
I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it...I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet...I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't -- you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one.
GEORGE W. BUSH
press conference, April 3, 2004
The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Second Inaugural Address, January 20, 2005
The way I see it is, I am a boon to the English language.
GEORGE W. BUSH
remarks at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, March 29, 2001
I think we all agree, the past is over.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000
The best way to get the news is from objective sources, and the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.
GEORGE W. BUSH
FOX interview, September 23, 2003
Goodbye, from the world's biggest polluter.
GEORGE W. BUSH
remarks at Tokyo G8 Summit, July 12, 2008
I'm a uniter, not a divider.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Salon Magazine, May 6, 1999
It was amazing I won. I was running against peace and prosperity and incumbency.
GEORGE W. BUSH
The New York Times, June 16, 2001
We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.
GEORGE W. BUSH
speech, December 18, 2005
I don't think you should support the death penalty to seek revenge. I don't think that's right. I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves other people's lives.
GEORGE W. BUSH
presidential debate, October 17, 2000
Mankind is drawn to the heavens for the same reason we were once drawn into unknown lands and across the open sea. We choose to explore space because doing so improves our lives, and lifts our national spirit. So let us continue the journey.
GEORGE W. BUSH
speech at NASA Headquarters, January 14, 2004
I care what 51 percent of the people think about me.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Oprah, September 20, 2000
I hear there's rumors on the internets that we're going to have a draft. We're not going to have a draft, period.
GEORGE W. BUSH
U.S. Presidential Debate, October 8, 2004
There are some who feel like that, you know, the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is, bring 'em on.
GEORGE W. BUSH
press conference, July 2, 2003
Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Address to a Joint Session of Congress, September 20, 2001