Quotes from George W. Bush

I pray Heaven to bestow the best blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

In the fall of 1968, I reported to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia for pilot training.

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Bilateral negotiations with a tyrant rarely turn out well for a democracy. Because they are subjected to little accountability, totalitarian regimes face no pressure to honor their word. They are free to break agreements and then make new demands. A democracy has a choice: give in or provoke a confrontation.

But freedom is not an American value; it is a universal value. Freedom cannot be imposed; it must be chosen. And when people are given the choice, they choose freedom.

particularly the importance of setting clear goals for an organization, delegating tasks, and holding people to account. I also gained the confidence to pursue my entrepreneurial urge.

The American economy is the most creative and enterprising and productive system ever devised.

We need better border security, we need a better visa system that makes sure we attract the best workers, we need to have penalties for employing illegal immigrants, and we also need a system to deal with the millions of hardworking immigrants who are already here." I

Government should do a few things, and do them right.

I'll never apologize for the United States of America. Ever. I don't care what the facts are. [after the Navy warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in a commercial air corridor, killing 290 civilians]

TARP] The strategy was a breakthrough intervention in the free market.

Resettlement agents are special people," Sanja says, "and organizations that do this type of work should be celebrated more than they are.

The best way to keep America safe from terrorism is to go after terrorists where they plan and hide.

The strategy focuses on taking the fight against terrorists directly to them, isolating the terrorists from each other and potential allies, and disrupting plots before attacks occur.

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We're taking the fight to the terrorists abroad, so we don't have to face them here at home.

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

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

It's time to restore honor and dignity to the White House.

American foreign policy must be more than the management of crisis. It must have a great and guiding goal: to turn this time of American influence into generations of democratic peace.

It is time to set aside the old partisan bickering and finger-pointing and name-calling that comes from freeing parents to make different choices for their children.

The easiest time to be faithful is during a time of crisis. The hardest time for faith is when all is well.

It's exciting for me to see [Laura Bush] busy and out there enjoying what she's doing. But we always make time to be with each other as well.

Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.