George W. Bush Quotes About Today

• When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us vs them, and it was clear who them was. Today, we are not so sure who the they are, but we know they're there.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Dangerous World, Political

  "Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

• Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

  George W. Bush

  Character, Commitment, Compassion

  First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2001

• All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, Fighting, Evil

  Remarks by the President To the Warsaw Conference on Combatting Terrorism, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. November 6, 2001.

• Not far from here where we gather today is a symbol of freedom familiar to all Americans -- the Liberty Bell. When the Declaration of Independence was first read in public, the Liberty Bell was sounded in celebration, and a witness said: "It rang as if it meant something."

  George W. Bush

  Freedom, Independence, Liberty

  George W. Bush's address on War on Terror and Upcoming Iraqi Elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. December 12, 2005.

• I really appreciate leaders from around the globe who have come to share in prayer with us today. It reminds me that the Almighty God is a God to everybody, every person.

  George W. Bush

  Prayer, Humor, Appreciate

• It has sustained me in moments of success and in moments of disappointment. Without it, I'd be a different person. And without it, I doubt I'd be here today.

  George W. Bush

  Disappointment, Humor, Political

  Speech at Annual National Prayer Breakfast, www.cnn.com. February 1, 2001.

• With a new national commitment, our scientists and engineers will overcome obstacles to taking these [hydrogen fuel cell] cars from laboratory to showroom, so that the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen, and pollution-free.

  George W. Bush

  Children, Commitment, Hydrogen Fuel

• Today the Justice Department did issue a blanket alert. It was in recognition of a general threat we received. This is not the first time the Justice Department have acted like this. I hope it is the last. But given the attitude of the evildoers, it may not be.

  George W. Bush

  Attitude, Issues, Justice

  George W. Bush's Prime Time News Conference, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 11, 2001.

• On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America.

  George W. Bush

  World Suffering, America, September 11

  Address to the Nation on the Threat of Iraq, delivered 7 October 2002, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio

• The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror... so today I vetoed it.

  George W. Bush

  War, Tools, Bills

  "Bush vetoes bill banning waterboarding". www.nbcnews.com. March 8, 2008.

• Today at Pearl Harbor, veterans are gathering to pay tribute to the young men they remember who never escaped the sunken ships. And over the years, some Pearl Harbor veterans have made a last request. They ask that their ashes be brought down and placed inside the USS Arizona. After the long lives given them, they wanted to rest besides the best men they ever knew. Such loyalty and love remain the greatest strength of the United States Navy.

  George W. Bush

  Loyalty, Men, Years

• We have learned that terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength; they are invited by the perception of weakness. And the surest way to avoid attacks on our own people is to engage the enemy where he lives and plans. We are fighting that enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan today so that we do not meet him again on our own streets, in our own cities.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Cities, Iraq

  "Bush administration on Iraq 9/11 link". news.bbc.co.uk.

• Today the Iraqi and Afghan people are on the path to democracy and freedom. The governments that are rising will pose no threat to others. Instead of harboring terrorists, they're fighting terrorist groups. And this progress is good for the long-term security of all of us.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Government, Long

  United Nations General Assembly Address, delivered 21 September 2004, New York, NY

• Our enemies send other people's children on missions of suicide and murder. They embrace tyranny and death as a cause and a creed. We stand for a different choice - made long ago, on the day of our founding. We affirm it again today. We choose freedom and the dignity of every life.

  George W. Bush

  Suicide, Children, Choices Made

  First (Official) Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 29 January 2002

• The resolution approved today presents the Iraqi regime with a test - a final test.

  George W. Bush

  Finals, Tests, Today

  "CNN Breaking News" with Leon Harris, www.cnn.com. November 8, 2002.

• Today, the government of a free Afghanistan is fighting terror, Pakistan is capturing terrorist leaders, Saudi Arabia is making raids and arrests, Libya is dismantling its weapons programs, the army of a free Iraq is fighting for freedom, and more than three-quarters of al-Qaida's key members and associates have been detained or killed. We have led, many have joined, and America and the world are safer.

  George W. Bush

  Army, Fighting, Government

  2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 2 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York

• The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.

  George W. Bush

  Law, Focus, Tasks

• We know the surface temperature of the Earth is warming. It has risen by .6 degrees Celsius over the past 100 years. There was a warming trend from the 1890s to the 1940s, cooling from the 1940s to the 1970s, and then sharply rising temperatures from the 1970s to today.

  George W. Bush

  Past, Years, Degrees

• I believe the world would have been a lot worse off if Saddam [Hussein] were in power today.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, World, Hussein

  Source: www.aarp.org

• Today, we're fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life. And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the father of our country believed that the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for Americans alone.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Father, War

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• I can look you in the eye and tell you I feel I've tried to solve the problem diplomatically to the max, and would have committed troops both in Afghanistan and Iraq knowing what I know today.

  George W. Bush

  Eye, Iraq, Knowing

  Speech in Hyatt Regency Irvine, California, www.ocregister.com. April 24, 2006.

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