Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.
The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.
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.
The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.
And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there.
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 all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.
States should have the right to enact laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.
Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.
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 action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.
Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'
The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.
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.
This young century will be liberty's century.
The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.
Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.
This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war.
It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.
I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.
Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.
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.
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.
Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do.
I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.
For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.
Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.
We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.
So, I'm lying on the couch and Laura walks in and I say, 'Free at last,' and she says 'You're free all right, you're free to do the dishes.' So I say, 'You're talking to the former president, baby,' and she said, 'consider this your new domestic policy agenda.'
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.
Bring them on.
It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.
Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.
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.