I.B. George Quotes

I think by not participating in the current political debate, hopefully I'm sending a signal that will help set a tone.

The problem is, there was plenty of trash talk during my presidency. A lot.

I feel blessed to have been raised a Texan.

I was very fortunate to have had a mother and father who loved me in spite of my failings.

I was also fortunate that I was raised in a part of the world, West Texas, where individualism is strong.

It's important to take risks.

I'm talking about living life to its fullest.

The main thrust of the Social Security reform was to get the benefit structure in line with the realities of the Trust Funds.

I'm the only president who really put it out in the State of the Union and was very specific about how I felt we ought to do it.

We think it is in our nation's interest that Afghan women - or any women around the world - not suffer.

Democracy will be transformative. It will help other societies realize the benefits of freedom. Nothing's as big as that, in terms of peace.

I'm joyful in my religious belief.

I will reach out to others and explain why I make the decisions I make.

I'm going to be involved with freedom; I'm going to be involved in the marketplace; I'm going to be involved in the accountability in schools.

Life really is a series of contrasts.

You can imagine these radicals getting a hold of a country where they're able to pull oil off the market to run the price of oil up to extract concession.

All I can tell you is that I know the enemy, allies, and troops hear what I say.

When John Murtha, for example, said the Marines are killing innocent civilians in cold blood.

I think that not criticizing my successor is a statement unto itself, in terms of trying to create an environment where people are able to have a meaningful discussion or debate without trash talk.

Something that is completely unwinnable. I mean, it becomes unwinnable if we decide to leave [Afghanistan].

The more you defend in the face of a critical audience, the more you polarize.

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

I am comfortable knowing that I put my heart and soul into the presidency.

The notion of democracy beginning to emerge scares the ideologues, the totalitarians, those who want to impose their vision. It just frightens them.

I pray daily, and I pray in all kinds of places. I mean, I pray in bed, I pray in the Oval Office. I pray a lot. And just different as the spirit moves me. And faith is an integral part of my life.

In my judgment, the only way to deal with terrorists is to stay on the offensive, is to find them and bring them to justice before they hurt us again.

German people are essentially pacifists. Many still remember the experience of World War II. And they may not have seen Saddam Hussein as evil a person as a lot of other people have.

I've got a job to do, and I'm going to be judged upon whether or not the world is more peaceful and whether or not America is more prosperous and more compassionate.

Wars are fought on objectives, not on timetable, and that's why I've been so insistent upon not allowing ourselves to have policy driven by time table, but by objective.

We don't need mass armies anymore. We replace it with more effective equipment.

Liberty can change habits.

Our goal in Iraq is victory. Our goal is for a young democracy to be able to sustain itself, govern itself, and defend itself and serve as an ally in the war on terror.

Whatever party you're in in America, our troops deserve the full support of our government.

It's been a hard lesson for me , but contrary quite frankly to what is a common practice in politics, I can tell from my own experience, it is better to stay away from personalities.

American nation will not wait to be attacked again. We will defend our freedom and we will take the fight to the enemy.

The work in Iraq is difficult and it is dangerous. Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed. Every picture is horrifying, and the suffering is real.

The terrorists can kill the innocent, but they cannot stop the advance of freedom.

The terrorists do not understand America. The American people do not falter under threat, and we will not allow our future to be determined by car bombers and assassins.

We'll fight terrorists in Iraq, we'll fight them across the world, and we will stay in the fight until the fight is won.

That's important when you are running an organization so that the people who work with you know what you believe in and know those beliefs won't change.

In 2002, a lot of the pundits didn't get the off-year elections right. In 2004, a lot of people thought I was going down eight days before the election.

Democrats didn't agree with policies. How do I know? Because they voted against them when they came up on the floor of the House and the Senate.

The American people have got a touchstone: Which party voted for the tools necessary to protect America and which party didn't? And that's what I'm trying to get people to focus on.

I think, to a certain extent the economy and these decisions I made to protect the country matter a lot.

I suspect people are going to vote for Max Burns because they know him as local boy who's got - share their values.

Values matters well in a race.

Each congressional race really depends upon the candidates and how they carry the message.

I think that if you don't think we're in a war that you can't win the war.

I think a lot of the national Democrats believe that, you know, Iraq is a distraction and not part of the War on Terror. They've said so. And I strongly disagree.

I take pride in being the same person.