GEORGE W. BUSH QUOTES III

American politician & U.S. President (1946- )

Sometimes, words have consequences you don't intend them to mean.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks, January 14, 2005


Sometimes we must fight terror with tyranny.

GEORGE W. BUSH

press conference, November 7, 2007


They misunderestimated me.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, November 6, 2000


Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low.

GEORGE W. BUSH

interview with Brian Williams, August 29, 2006


Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere... Nope, no weapons over there... Maybe under here.

GEORGE W. BUSH

narrating a slide show at the Radio and Television News Correspondents Association, March 25, 2004


There's always a temptation, in the middle of a long struggle, to seek the quiet life, to escape the duties and problems of the world, and to hope the enemy grows weary of fanaticism and tired of murder. This would be a pleasant world, but it's not the world we live in. The enemy is never tired, never sated, never content with yesterday's brutality. This enemy considers every retreat of the civilized world as an invitation to greater violence.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Address to the National Endowment for Democracy, October 6, 2005


I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks, May 12, 2008


Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks, August 5, 2004


No device of man can remove the tragedy from war, yet it is a great advance when the guilty have far more to fear from war than the innocent.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech aboard the USS Lincoln, May 1, 2003


I understand not everybody agrees with the decisions I've made, but that's not unique to Central or South America. Truth of the matter is, there's people who disagree with the decisions I've made all over the world. But that's what happens when you make decisions.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks at the Mar del Plata Summit of the Americas, November 4, 2005


My administration has a job to do and we're going to do it. We will rid the world of the evil-doers.

GEORGE W. BUSH

CNN, September 16, 2001


You are either with us or you are against us in the fight against terror.

GEORGE W. BUSH

press conference, November 6, 2001


One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq with the war on terror.

GEORGE W. BUSH

interview with Katie Couric, September 7, 2006


Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks aboard the USS Lincoln, May 1, 2003


You work three jobs? ... Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, February 4, 2005


One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks, January 3, 2000


A year ago my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good ol' days.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner, March 28, 2007


Those who based decisions on principle, not some snapshot of public opinion, were often vindicated over time.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Decision Points


We're creating... an ownership society in this country, where more Americans than ever will be able to open up their door where they live and say, welcome to my house, welcome to my piece of property.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks to the National Association of Home Builders, October 2, 2004


I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks at Department of Housing and Urban Development, June 18, 2002