George W. Bush Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“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.”

“With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got.”

“No one was more shocked or angry than I was when we didn't find the weapons. I had a sickening feeling every time I thought about it. I still do.”

“The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.”

“You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.”

“We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.”

“Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.”

“The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.”

“Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.”

“I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one.”