Never paint your wife or your mother.
Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.
There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.
I want to be the peace president.
The way I see it is, I am a boon to the English language.
You cannot solve a problem unless you diagnose the problem.
I care what 51 percent of the people think about me.
The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don’t choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.
Sometimes, words have consequences you don’t intend them to mean.
Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low.
Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather together and express gratitude for all that we have been given, the freedoms we enjoy, and the loved ones who enrich our lives. We recognize that all of these blessings, and life itself, come not from the hand of man but from Almighty God.
This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.
I love freedom of speech.
I think if we have a policy of zero violence, it won’t be met, but the policy of getting the Iraqis in the fight and marginalizing those who are trying to stir up trouble will be effective.
When you see a threat, you just can’t hope for the best in this day and age, where terrorists are capable of inflicting damage on the homeland.
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.
I will have a foreign-handed foreign policy.
When John Murtha, for example, said the Marines are killing innocent civilians in cold blood.
Well, you know, I think the American people are sacrificing now. I think they’re waiting in airport lines longer than they’ve ever had before.
You are either with us or you are against us in the fight against terror.