But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them.
--George W. Bush Interview with TVP Poland 5/30/2003
We Americans have faith in ourselves, but not in ourselves alone. We do not know -- we do not claim to know all the ways of Providence, yet we can trust in them, placing our confidence in the loving God behind all of life, and all of history.
"I think war is a dangerous place." -George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003
More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than -- I say more Muslims -- a lot of Muslims have died -- I don't know the exact count -- at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill.
--George W. Bush Feb. 18, 2004 Washington D.C.
I'm dealing with a world in which we have gotten struck by terrorists with airplanes, and we get intelligence saying that there is, you know, we want to harm America.
-- George W. Bush NBC's "Meet the Press", Feb. 8, 2004
flash forward to June of 2004
REPORTER: Thank you, Mr. President. You do have now the personal gun of Saddam Hussein. Are you willing to give it to President al-Yawar as a symbolic gift, or are you keeping it?
BUSH: What she's referring to is a -- members of a Delta team came to see me in the Oval Office and brought with me -- these were the people that found Saddam Hussein, the dictator of Iraq, hiding in a hole. And, by the way, let me remind everybody about Saddam Hussein, just in case we all forget. There were mass graves under his leadership. There were torture chambers. Saddam Hussein -- if you -- we had seven people come to my office. Perhaps the foreign press didn't see this story. Seven people came to my -- they had their hands cut off because the Iraqi currency had devalued. And Saddam Hussein needed somebody to blame, so he blamed small merchants. And their hands were chopped off, their right hand.
- - George. W. Bush Savannah, Georgia, Jun. 10, 2004
If you're asking me as the President, would I understand reality, I do.
--George W. Bush
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
--George W. Bush
In my sentences I go where no man has gone before.
George W. Bush
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 Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al Qaeda, because there was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda.
--George. W. Bush Washington, D.C., Jun. 17, 2004
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.
George W. Bush
We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.
George W. Bush
We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.
-- George W. Bush
I don't bring God into my life to - to, you know, kind of be a political person."-George W. Bush, interview with Tom Brokaw aboard Air Force One, April 24, 2003
"People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you." -- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002
"You see, the Senate wants to take away some of the powers of the administrative branch." -George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002