J.M. Bush Quotes

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.'

The economy is growing, productivity is high, trade is up, people are working. It's not as good as we'd like, but -- and to the extent that we find weakness, we'll move.

But oftentimes I'm asked, why? Why do you care what happens outside of America?

We've got a lot of relations with countries in our neighborhood.

Our Nation's founding commitment is still our deepest commitment: In our world, and here at home, we will extend the frontiers of freedom.

Our enemies believed America was weak and materialistic, that we would splinter in fear and selfishness. They were as wrong as they are evil.

There needs to be debates, like we're going through. There needs to be townhall meetings. There needs to be travel. This is a huge country.

I did denounce it. I de-I denounced it. I denounced interracial dating. I denounced anti-Catholic bigacy... bigotry.

All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: The United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you.

The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons.

The reason we start a war is to fight a war, win a war, thereby causing no more war!

Mr. Vice President, in all due respect, it is-I'm not sure 80 percent of the people get the death tax. I know this: 100 percent will get it if I'm the president.

Quotas are bad for America. It's not the way America is all about.

I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times.

Of course we're after Iraq.. eh.. Saddam Hussein.. I mean bin Laden.

Uhh Gosh, I.. don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those, uhh, exaggerations.

It's important to reach out to moderate Arab nations, like Jordan and Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

We will be changing the regime of Iraq for the good of the iraqi people.

Either well succeed, or we wont succeed. And the definition of success as I described is sectarian violence down. Success is not no violence.

There are jobs Americans arent doing. ... If youve got a chicken factory, a chicken-plucking factory, or whatever you call them, you know what Im talking about.

There are some similarities, of course (between Iraq and Vietnam). Death is terrible.

Thats why we are inconveniencing air traffickers, to make sure nobody is carrying weapons on airplanes.

The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope - an ideology of hate - excuse me - with an ideology of hope.

Some call this civil war; others call it emergency -- I call it pure evil.

Forms of government matter, in my opinion. It matters how -- the nature of the government in which people live.

A good marriage is really good after serving together in Washington, D.C.

The solution to Iraq - an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself - is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad.

I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.

First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country.

Please don't look at the part of the glass that is only half full.

But I also made it clear to him [Vladimir Putin] that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe.

To the captives, 'come out,' -- and to those in darkness, 'be free.'

For states that support terror, it is not enough that the consequences be costly-they must be devastating

I came to this office to solve problems, and not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.

We've come to know truths that we will never question: evil is real, and it must be opposed.

The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

I don't bring God into my life to - to, you know, kind of be a political person.

There ought to be limits to freedom. We're aware of the site, and this guy is just a garbage man.

I do not think witchcraft is a religion, and I do not think it is in any way appropriate for the US military to promote it.

Compassionate conservative soft bigotry of low expectations.

If you don't feel something strongly you're not going to achieve.

Israel is our ally and in that we've made a very strong commitment to support Israel, we will support Israel if her security is threatened.

I'm mindful in a free society that people can worship if they want to or not. You're equally an American if you choose to worship an almighty and if you choose not to.

One of my hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost their life.

If you're asking me as the President, would I understand reality, I do.

I... you know, I... look, after 9/11, I vowed to protect this country.

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

It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.

We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations.

Our aim is a democratic peace.