George W. Bush

“I support same-sex civil unions and I believe no should be denied their rights”

“Those who based decisions on principle, not some snapshot of public opinion, were often vindicated over time.”

“When I saw Barbara and Jenna on the sonogram for the first time, there was no doubt in my mind that they were distinct and alive. The fact that they could not speak for themselves only enhanced society's duty to defend them.”

“To those of you who received honors, awards , and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students I say, you, too, can be president of the United States.”

“At that point in my life, I was not looking for a career. I viewed my first decade after college as a time to explore. I didn't want anchors to hold me down. If something caught my attention, I would try it. If not, I would move on.”

“Pray as if it all depends upon God, for it does. But work as if it all depends upon us, for it does.”

“Barney spotted our neighbor's lawn, where he promptly took care of his business. There I was, the former president of the United States, with a plastic bag on my hand, picking up that which I had been dodging for the past eight years.”

“The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.”

“I introduced Putin to our Scottish terrier, Barney. He wasn't very impressed. On my next trip to Russia, Vladimir asked if I wanted to meet his dog, Koni. Sure, I said. As we walked the birch-lined grounds of his dacha, a big black Labrador came charging across the lawn. With a twinkle in his eye, Vladimir said, "Bigger, stronger, and faster than Barney." Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada [said], "You're lucky he only showed you his dog.”

“In my first meeting with Vladimir Putin in the spring of 2001, he complained that Russia was burdened by Soviet-era debt. At that point, oil ws selling for $26 per barrel. By the time I saw Putin at the APEC summit in Sydney in September 2007 oil had reached $71--on its way to $137 in the summer of 2008. He leaned back in his chair and asked how were Russia's mortgage-backed securities doing.”

“I made international news by giving Misty [May-Treanor] a playful slap on the back--a little north of the traditional target.”

“I told [Hu Jintao] I stayed awake worrying about another terrorist attack on America. He quickly replied that his biggest concern was creating twenty-five million new jobs a year. I found his answer fascinating, It was honest. It showed he worried about the impact of disaffected, unemployed masses. It explained his government's policies in resource-rich places like Iran and Africa. And it was a signal that he was a practical leader focused inward, not an ideologue likely to stir up trouble abroad.”

“The struggle in the Holy Land is no longer Palestinian versus Israeli, or Muslim versus Jew. It is between those who seek peace and extremists who promote terror.”

“Every American who served in Iraq helped to make our nation safer, gave twenty-five million people the chance to live in freedom, and changed the direction of the Middle East for generations to come. There are things we got wrong in Iraq, but that cause is eternally right.”

“Lincoln discovered Generals Grant and Sherman. Roosevelt had Eisenhower and Bradley. I found David Petraeus and Ray Odierno.”

“We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.”

“They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.”

“Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger.”

“I've been in the Bible every day since I've been the president.”

“I know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully.”

“For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America.”

“I've got an 'eckilectic' reading list.”

“Now, like, I’m President. It would be pretty hard for some drug guy to come into the White House and start offering it up, you know? I bet if they did, I hope I would say, ‘Hey, get lost. We don’t want any of that.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 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.”

“Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation.”

“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.”

“Amigo! Amigo!" (Calling out to the ITALLIAN Prime minister....)”

“Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”

“Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.”

“I will not forget this wound to our country or those who inflicted it. I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people.”

“I understand small business growth. I was one.”

“One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise above that which is expected.”

“We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you.”

“No, I know all the war rhetoric, but it's all aimed at achieving peace.”

“Our nation must come together to unite.”

“I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.”

“I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.”

“It's important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It's not only life of babies, but it's life of children living in, you know, the dark dungeons of the Internet.”

“We'll let our friends be the peacekeepers and the great country called America will be the pacemakers.”

“And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it.”

“Too many OB/GYN’s aren’t able to practice their love with women all across the country.”

“If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything!”

“Will the highways on the Internet become more few?”

“There are cameras nowadays that have been developed to tell the difference between a squirrel and a bomb.”

“The truth of the matter is, I will miss being the commander in chief of such a fabulous group of men and women -- those who wear the uniform of the United States military.”

“It will take time to restore chaos”