Quotes from George W. Bush

I really appreciate leaders from around the globe who have come to share in prayer with us today. It reminds me that the Almighty God is a God to everybody, every person.

Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.

Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.

We have also discovered through intelligence that Iraq has a growing fleet of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used to disperse chemical or biological weapons across broad areas.

The Patriot Act closed dangerous gaps in America's law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, gaps that terrorists exploited when they attacked us.

I think the intelligence I get is darn good intelligence.

The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.

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.

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.

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.

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?

What people can't possibly imagine is what it's like to have two presidents who have a relationship as father and son.

Americans practice different faiths in churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. And many good people practice no faith at all.

Americans understand we fight not a religion; ours is not a campaign against the Muslim faith. Ours is a campaign against evil.

"Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion."

We are not at war with the Afghani people, and we are not at war with Islam, which most Americans respect as a religion of peace.

Catholic schools carry out a great mission, to serve God by building knowledge and character... By teaching the word of God, you prepare your students to follow a path of virtue.

Thousands of trained killers are plotting to attack us, and this terrible knowledge requires us to act differently.

I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.

There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

The world is more peaceful and more free under my leadership.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

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.