Quotes from George W. Bush

I believe in grace because I've seen it and peace because I've felt it and forgiveness because I've needed it.

I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom.

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

But freedom is not an American value; it is a universal value. Freedom cannot be imposed; it must be chosen. And when people are given the choice, they choose freedom.

It's clearly a budget. It's got lots of numbers in it.

I'm talking about living life to its fullest.

From his earliest days, George Bush was a man who valued courage, loyalty, and service. Those were the traits that his mother and father had instilled in him. And the United States of America, especially its citizens in uniform, embodied those ideals. That was the country that Dad risked everything to defend.

Drug therapies are replacing a lot of medicine as we used to know it.

The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.

You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.

No matter how tough Iraq became, removing Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do for the sake of peace and for the 25 million people we liberated.

My mother always said, 'When you're eating pretzels, chew before you swallow'. Always listen to your mother.