Quotes from George W. Bush

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.

We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease.

Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.

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

I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.

After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.

We'll find them. It'll be a matter of time to do so.

Time is passing...yet for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th.

The principle I believe in is the principle of protecting our nation. I believe that the United States has the right to attack any country it views as a threat at a time and place of its choosing.

When it comes time to protecting the homeland, the United States of America must be right 100 percent of the time. And the enemy, which desires to strike us again, only has to be right once.

The key thing about life is to be true to a set of beliefs. And to be genuine.

Children and unborn children should be protected by law and welcomed into life.

We want more people owning things in this country. Let me put it to you bluntly: In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life.

My administration will be more supportive of the good works done here than any administration in the history of this country because I understand the power of faith, that faith can change lives.

I worry about a culture that devalues life and believe as your president I have an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.

I think it is a worthy goal in America to have every child protected by law and welcomed in life. I also think we ought to continue to have good adoption law as an alternative to abortion.

It is the government's strong desire to empower this fabric, this social fabric of our society where faith-based programs large and small feel empowered, encouraged, and welcomed into changing lives.

Life in America shows that liberty, paired with law, is not to be feared.

I don't bring God into my life to - to, you know, kind of be a political person.

One of my hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost their life.

I can only give my life in a way that makes me comfortable.

1992 was the worst year of my life, to watch my dad lose. It was a painful experience. Yet when I became president, it was so much easier to be president.

As I look back over my life, I've been an active person - obviously I was self-absorbed for a period of time.

I'm just beginning to live the next chapter of my life. In other words, politics - being governor and president - is not the end of my life. It's a chapter.