George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
Some of you in this room support higher taxes. I welcome your enthusiasm and am glad to report that the IRS takes both money orders and checks.
When I say drop your pants and show me the moon, I'm not just whistling Dixie!
No President has ever done more for human rights than I have.
I strongly believe that marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman. I'm troubled by activist judges who are defining marriage. I've watched carefully what's happened in San Francisco where licenses were being issued, even though the law states otherwise. I have consistently stated that I will support law to protect marriage between a man and a woman. And obviously these events are influencing my decision.
The best way to defend America in this world we live in is to stay on the offense.
We got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel. So I've told people that if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.
And our security will require all Americans to be forward-looking and resolute, to be ready for pre-emptive action.
I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.
We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.
It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.
I urge all Texans to answer the call to serve those in need. By volunteering their time, energy or resources to helping others, adults and youngsters follow Christ's message of love and service in thought and deed. Therefore, I, George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, do hereby proclaim June 10, 2000, Jesus Day in Texas and urge the appropriate recognition whereof, In official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 17th day of April, 2000.
We are learning more as we interrogate or have discussions with Iraqi scientists and people within the Iraqi structure, that perhaps he destroyed some, perhaps he dispersed some. . . And so we will find them.
I love freedom of speech.
The press in America has never been stronger and never been freer and never been more vibrant, sometimes to my chagrin, and a lot of times to my delight.
I regret not finding Osama Bin Laden.
War has been waged against us by stealth and deceit and murder. This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others. It will end in a way, and at an hour, of our choosing.
Quotas are bad for America. It's not the way America is all about.
I mean, there was a serious international effort to say to Saddam Hussein: 'You're a threat'. And the 911 attacks accentuated that threat, as far as I'm concerned.
We have also discovered through intelligence that Iraq has a growing fleet of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used to disperse chemical or biological weapons across broad areas.
I. . . you know, I. . . look, after 911, I vowed to protect this country.