George W. Bush
An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.Collection: War
It's essential that we do what's right - not necessarily what appears to be immediately popular.Collection: Essentials
After 9/11, we had to look at the world differently. After 9/11, we had to recognize that when we saw a threat, we must take it seriously before it comes to hurt us. In the old days we'd see a threat, and we could deal with it if we felt like it or not. But 9/11 changed it all.Collection: Hurt
Here in USA we respect someone's rights, and as we profess tolerance, we shouldn't change - or have to change - our basic views on the sanctity of marriage. I believe in the sanctity of marriage. I think it's very important that we protect marriage as an institution, between a man and a woman.Collection: Believe
Health care costs are on the rise because the consumers are not involved in the decision-making process. Most health care costs are covered by third parties. And therefore, the actual user of health care is not the purchaser of health care. And there's no market forces involved with health care.Collection: Party
I'm not surprised that people are unsettled because of war. The enemy has got a powerful tool, and that is to get on your TV screen by killing innocent people. And my job is to continue to remind the people it's worth it, we're not going to retreat hastily, and we're not going to pull out of there before the job is done. And we have got a plan for victory.Collection: Jobs
I feel that it's important our professionals have the tools to keep the enemy, to stop their attacks.Collection: Enemy
I wanted to come to Washington, D.C. and help be a transformative President. And I think history, when they look back, will say this is a fellow who knew how to make decisions, and made some tough ones, stood by them, wasn't driven by the latest opinion poll, but was driven by some core principles from which he would not deviate.Collection: Thinking
In time, perhaps, we will mark the memory of September 11th in stone and metal, something we can show children, as yet unborn, to help them understand what happened on this minute and on this day. But for those of us who lived through these events, the only marker we’ll ever need is the tick of a clock at the 46th minute of the eighth hour of the 11th day.Collection: Children
The key thing about life is to be true to a set of beliefs. And to be genuine.Collection: Keys
The best diplomacy starts with getting to know each other.Collection: Interesting
I think once you recognize the unconditional love of an Almighty, it tends to put joy in your heart. Which in my case, it did.Collection: Heart
If you read with empathy what Lincoln went through, then you realize what you're going through is nothing compared to what he went through.Collection: Empathy
Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat.Collection: Freedom
We can't impose freedom, but we can eliminate roadblocks to freedom, and to allow free societies to develop.Collection: Freedom
Victory means exit strategy. And it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.Collection: Peace
Islam is a faith that brings comfort to people. It inspires them to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion.Collection: Honesty
This new enemy seeks to destroy our freedom and impose its views. We value life; the terrorists ruthlessly destroy it. We value education; the terrorists do not believe women should be educated or should have health care, or should leave their homes. We value the right to speak our minds; for the terrorists, free expression can be grounds for execution. We respect people of all faiths and welcome the free practice of religion; our enemy wants to dictate how to think and how to worship even to their fellow Muslims.Collection: Inspiration
The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason - to pass the tax bill on to you.Collection: Bills
Afghanistan is the most daring and ambition mission in the history of NATO.Collection: Ambition
As individuals, we know that suffering is temporary, and hope is eternal.Collection: Suffering
Freedom is the direction of history, because freedom is the permanent hope of humanity.Collection: Freedom
Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not.'Collection: Roles
Iraq and Afghanistan are now democracies and they are allies in the cause of freedom and peace.Collection: Iraq
Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion.Collection: People
We're going to have the best educated American people in the world. People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.Collection: Impact
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights... stands as a landmark achievement in the history of human liberty.Collection: Rights
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.Collection: Mother
I would have to ask the questioner. I haven't had a chance to ask the questioners the question they've been questioning. On the other hand, I firmly believe she'll be a fine secretary of labor. And I've got confidence in Linda Chavez. She is a - she'll bring an interesting perspective to the Labor Department.Collection: Believe
I mean, these good folks are revolutionizing how businesses conduct their business. And, like them, I am very optimistic about our position in the world and about its influence on the United States. We're concerned about the short-term economic news, but long-term I'm optimistic. And so, I hope investors, you know - secondly, I hope investors hold investments for periods of time - that I've always found the best investments are those that you salt away based on economics.Collection: Humor
Let me put it to you this way, I am not a revengeful person.Collection: Humor
I also have picked a secretary for Housing and Human Development. Mel Martinez from the state of Florida.Collection: Humor
I knew it might put him in an awkward position that we had a discussion before finality has finally happened in this presidential race.Collection: Humor
As far as the legal hassling and wrangling and posturing in Florida, I would suggest you talk to our team in Florida led by Jim Baker.Collection: Team
Think about that. Two hundred and eighty-five new or expanded programs, $2 trillion more in new spending, and not one new bureaucrat to file out the forms or answer the phones?Collection: Humor
They said, "You know, this issue doesn't seem to resignate with the people." And I said, you know something? Whether it resignates or not doesn't matter to me, because I stand for doing what's the right thing, and what the right thing is hearing the voices of people who work.Collection: Humor
Anyway, after we go out and work our hearts out, after you go out and help us turn out the vote, after we've convinced the good Americans to vote, and while they're at it, pull that old George W lever, if I'm the one, when I put my hand on the Bible, when I put my hand on the Bible, that day when they swear us in, when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to not - to uphold the laws of the land.Collection: Heart
I don't want nations feeling like that they can bully ourselves and our allies. I want to have a ballistic defense system so that we can make the world more peaceful, and at the same time I want to reduce our own nuclear capacities to the level commiserate with keeping the peace.Collection: Humor
If I'm the president, we're going to have emergency-room care, we're going to have gag orders.Collection: Humor
It's one thing about insurance, that's a Washington term.Collection: Humor
If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it.Collection: Humor
I mean, there needs to be a wholesale effort against racial profiling, which is illiterate children.Collection: Children
It's going to require numerous IRA agents.Collection: Humor
I would have my secretary of treasury be in touch with the financial centers, not only here but at home.Collection: Home
Well, that's going to be up to the pundits and the people to make up their mind. I'll tell you what is a president for him, for example, talking about my record in the state of Texas. I mean, he's willing to say anything in order to convince people that I haven't had a good record in Texas.Collection: Humor
I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans.Collection: Humor
The woman who knew that I had dyslexia - I never interviewed her.Collection: Humor
They have miscalculated me as a leader.Collection: Humor
I want to make it clear to people that the idea of putting subliminable messages into ads is ridiculous.Collection: Humor