George W. Bush Quotes

Sometimes in this world you make unpopular decisions because you think they're right.

I fully understand it's important to maintain the separation of church and state. We don't want the state to become the church, nor do we want the church to become the state.

I'm not so sure the role of the United States is going around the world saying this is the way its gotta be.

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

You've just got to do what you think is right, and just make the decisions based upon noble causes. And a noble cause is peace and security and freedom.

Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.'

The United States is a Christian nation founded upon Christian principles and beliefs.

Renewing the promise of America begins with upholding the dignity of human life.

War crimes will be prosecuted. War criminals will be punished. And it will be no defense to say, 'I was just following orders.'

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

For decades, the public school system failed too many children, so we passed the No Child Left Behind Act and demanded schools show results in return for money.

The United States Navy carries the might and the mission of America to the farthest parts of the world.

If you're a single mother with two children, which is the toughest job in America as far as I'm concerned, and you're working hard to put food on your family.

The best diplomacy starts with getting to know each other.

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

Science is important, but so is ethics, so is balancing life. To destroy life to save life - it's one of the real ethical dilemmas that we face.

I can't imagine what it would be to be president when the United States at war with yourself. People killing each other here in America on a massive basis. Just can't imagine what it would be.

In spite of the fact that at times I would challenge parents authority. They provided unconditional love.

I am comfortable that the principles that I articulated were never compromised.

And we need a full affront on an energy crisis that is real in California and looms for other parts of our country if we don't move quickly.

I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese - that meant that they weren't very effective.

The future success of our nation depends on our ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of character to make the right choices.

I believe the role of government is to stand side by side with our citizens to help them realize their dreams, not tell citizens how to live their lives.

Politics comes and goes, but your principles don't. And everybody wants to be loved -- not everybody. ... You never heard anybody say, 'I want to be despised, I'm running for office.'

As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.

It's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there.

You cannot lead an alliance if you say you're going alone.

I have a duty to protect the Executive Branch from legislative encroachment.

I realize I will never regain my anonymity but I can certainly give it a try. And it's a lot of fun to give it a try.

I can't tell you what it's like to be in Europe, for example, to be talking about the greatness of America. But the true greatness of America are the people.

I haven't had a chance to talk, but I'm confident we'll get a bill that I can live with if we don't.

More than two decades later, it is hard to imagine the Revolutionary War coming out any other way.

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.

Suiciders are willing to kill innocent life in order to send the projection that this is an impossible mission.

I am a war president.

Government should do a few things, and do them right

We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.

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.

We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.

Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time everywhere

But we cannot allow weapons of mass destruction to fall into the hands of terrorists. I will not allow that to happen.

The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands.

If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.

Tommy (Thompson) is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too.

So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.

This is my maiden voyage. My first speech since I was the president of the United States and I couldn't think of a better place to give it than Calgary, Canada.

I think it was in the Rose Garden where I issued this brilliant statement: If I had a magic wand -- but the president doesn't have a magic wand. You just can't say, 'low gas.'

I didn't grow up in the ocean -- as a matter of fact -- near the ocean -- I grew up in the desert. Therefore, it was a pleasant contrast to see the ocean. And I particularly like it when I'm fishing.

As the 20th century ended, there were around 120 democracies in the world - and I can assure you more are on the way.

First of all, I don't see America having problems.