Scott McClellan Quotes

The Orange Revolution was a powerful example of democracy around the world. The people of Ukraine are continuing to shape their own future.

I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

I'm glad to share my views.

Despite what some people have said, President Bush did not want black people to die in New Orleans. However, he did hope they would not relocate to any areas of Texas that he likes to frequent.

As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the White House briefing room.

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.

When I was knowingly misled but only learned that much later, that's really when I started to become disillusioned at the White House.

Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake.

Churches are like announcement factories that pump toxic levels of noise pollution into the atmosphere.

My wife and I look for ways to always support the troops, including sending care packages regularly to them.

In survey after survey, the Iraqi people say, 'We want to choose our leaders.'

The Iraq war was not necessary.

My criticisms are extremely mild in comparison to the tone of some of the questions fired in my direction.

Saddam Hussein is being treated the exact opposite of the way his regime treated those he imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing their opinions. And so I reject that.

There's a difference between loyal opposition that has a different view, and those who are advocating a defeatist approach that sends the wrong message to our troops and the enemy.

It's no coincidence that Superman's parents are Joseph and Martha Kent.

Isn't it my right to talk and say what I want to?

I have had a career in public service.

I believe in working together to solve the problems we've got. And we need to get rid of the venom in the political atmosphere in D.C. It's a poisonous atmosphere.

I remember my mom saying to me that what your friends do is one thing, but what you do could be on the front page of the paper.

We are disappointed at the decision. The president remains fully committed to building a culture of life ... that is built on valuing life at all stages.

I'm someone who believes in centrist governing philosophy.

I'm done with my job. It was my job to be the advocate and spokesman for the President of the United States.

I still like and admire George W. Bush. I consider him a fundamentally decent person, and I do not believe he or his White House deliberately or consciously sought to deceive the American people.

Well, uh, all people - all, I think all human begins, uh, have good attributes, and they also have their flaws.

The permanent campaign is inherently deceptive.