George W. Bush
I feel a special kinship with our military personnel, veterans, and their families. After all, two of my decisions sent them into harm's way.Collection: Military
I'm just beginning to get a sense for ways I can use golf - or perhaps mountain biking at some point in time - to stay focused on causes that are dear to my heart.Collection: Heart
I don't want to be in the press.Collection: Want
There's a lot that I want to accomplish.Collection: Want
I believe that freedom is a gift from an Almighty to every man, woman, and child; that is a principle that was important to me during my presidency and I think it's an important principle.Collection: Children
Markets are the best way to allocate resources.Collection: Way
All human life is precious.Collection: Life Is Precious
I worry about protectionists, which is another way of saying less competition, less trade around the world. And I view those as twins of negativity.Collection: Views
How do you measure whether or not a strategy of economic growth that is articulated by a very smart, capable economist actually yields growth? You can't. But you can influence.Collection: Smart
I would like to remembered as President as somebody who did not compromise principles in order to try to be loved or liked.Collection: Order
It was a privilege to be president and it is a privilege to be a former president and I believe that I have got a chance to be a part of something that is influential - but not for my sake, but for the sake of people dying in Africa or people worried about a free society in their countries or people who wonder whether there will be a free market.Collection: Country
Some people are going to like the decisions I made, some people are not going to like the decisions that I made. That's just the way it is.Collection: People
If someone came to me and said, "Your strategy in your post-presidency is brilliant," as if I had figured out a way to make me look better, to me, that analysis is amusing.Collection: Analysis
Bill Clinton and I are friends; we see each other on the speaking circuit. He likes to be visible. I don't. And I draw no judgment either way.Collection: Bills
What ends up happening is people form images and the image they form is, in some ways, what they want it to be. The idea of trying to correct the image is something I'm not interested in doing.Collection: Ideas
I'm comfortable with time. Time will change.Collection: Comfortable
If you are young child and you've lost mother and dad to AIDS and rich nations sit on the sidelines not caring, you will become a frustrated person and a hopeless person.Collection: Mother
1992 was the worst year of my life, to watch my dad lose. It was a painful experience. Yet when I became president, it was so much easier to be president.Collection: Dad
The Iraqis needed to know that we weren't going to leave them alone. No matter how difficult it was, the United States would help them realize the universal desire to be free. Now of course, if you didn't believe in the universality of freedom, then of course, you wouldn't act. I care how they live and I believe a free Iraq will be transformative.Collection: Believe
I feel a special kinship for our military. Because, unfortunately, I became a wartime president. And committed our military in the defense of our country to difficult assignments. I tell people all the time, I don't miss much about being president; I do miss looking in the eyes of people who volunteered to serve. And so not only do I feel a kinship, I feel an obligation and a duty to help.Collection: Country
Golf is something I love. It's been a part of my family's history.Collection: Golf
Golf teaches you honesty. It teaches you discipline. It gives you a strong appreciation of nature. And personal responsibility, something that lacks in our society at times. I mean, it's only your fault, you can't blame anyone else when you shank it. Or pick the wrong club.Collection: Appreciation
I walked away from Kyoto because it would damage America's economy, you bet. It would have destroyed our economy. It was a lousy deal for the American economy. I felt there was a better way.Collection: Economy
States like (Iraq, Iran, & North Korea), and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.Collection: Axes
My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.Collection: Jobs
....it is better to succeed with success than failure.Collection: Congratulations
I'm for a stronger death penalty.Collection: Death
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.Collection: Military
...(O)ne thing that the world can count on is that we will not allow Israel to be crushed.Collection: Israel
Grief and tragedy and hatred are only for a time. Goodness, remembrance and love have no end, and the Lord of life holds all who die and all who mourn.Collection: Forgiveness
The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat. It is to prevail.Collection: Ministry
The Islam that we know is a faith devoted to the worship of one God, as revealed through The Holy Qu'ran. It teaches the value and importance of charity, mercy, and peace.Collection: Inspiration
Ours is a war not against a religion, not against the Muslim faith. But ours is a war against individuals who absolutely hate what America stands for, and hate the freedom of the Czech Republic. And therefore, we must work together to defend ourselves. And by remaining strong and united and tough, we'll prevail.Collection: Strong
On this National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, we ask almighty God to watch over our nation, and grant us patience and resolve in all that is to come. We pray that He will comfort and console those who now walk in sorrow. We thank Him for each life we now must mourn, and the promise of a life to come.Collection: Prayer
The solid truth of the matter is, when you find - if you want to help heal the hurt, if you want to hurt people and - help people in pain, the best way to do so is to call upon the great strength of the country, which is the compassion of our fellow Americans.Collection: Country
I may be the only person, the only presidential candidate who never carried the state in which he was born.Collection: Presidential
The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There's nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.Collection: Children
America's making a long-term commitment to help the people of Lebanon because we believe every person deserves to live in a free, open society that respects the rights of all.Collection: Believe
The Democrats believe they need more of your money to spend because they can spend it better than you can. But you know, sometimes philosophers don't act.Collection: Believe
I believe law-abiding citizens ought to be able to own a gun. I believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere to make sure that guns don't get in the hands of people that shouldn't have them.Collection: Believe
Civil society people - these are the people - civil society groups are the people who need to monitor the aid to ensure that the aid is directed to what it is supposed to. And in order for them to do so, they need to have the space, they need to have the freedom, and they need to have the right to demonstrate, and to petition their government. They can't do that in Ethiopia; they can't do that in Eritrea; and so this is why I was cautioning that we may be repeating some of our old mistakes.Collection: Mistake
Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever.Collection: Decision
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.'Collection: Running
America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world, and no one will keep that light from shining.Collection: Opportunity
May He guide us now. And may God continue to bless the United States of America.Collection: Faith
I favor leaving up to a woman and her doctor the abortion question.Collection: Doctors
People make suggestions on what to say all the time... Trust me.Collection: People
I wanted to make sure the last chapters of my life were full, and painting, it turns out, has helped occupy not only space but opened my mind.Collection: Space
Never paint your wife or your mother.Collection: Mother