Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.
George W. Bush
We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.
Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.
I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.
I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.
When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.
I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging.
It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.
America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.
I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.
The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.
I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.
Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.
You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.
We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.
Our nation must come together to unite.
One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.
I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom.
We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them.
On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America.
The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.
Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.
Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.
We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.
I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.
America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.
We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.
I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.
The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.
The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.
For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.
The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law.
There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.
I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.
I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.
I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.
