when he said it . . . ?"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right." - Rome, July 22, 2001
"I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma . . . " - interview with Wolf Blitzer, Sept. 24, 2006
"We're never been stay the course, George." - interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Oct. 22, 2006
"You see, not only did the attacks help accelerate a recession, the attacks reminded us that we are at war." --George W. Bush, on the Sept. 11 attacks, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005
"It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way." - April 28, 2005
"But Iraq has -- have got people there that are willing to kill, and they're hard-nosed killers. And we will work with the Iraqis to secure their future." - Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." - Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005
"Because he's hiding." - Bush on why Osama bin Laden hadn't been caught, aboard Air Force One, Jan. 14, 2005
"You know, it's hard work to try to love her as best as I can, knowing full well that the decision I made caused her loved one to be in harm's way." - first presidential debate, Sept. 30, 2004
"I think it's very important for the American President to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That's why I try to be as clearly I can." - Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004
"I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America, where it's nice and safe and secure." - Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
"Iraqis are sick of foreign people coming in their country and trying to destabilize their country." - interview with Al Arabiya Television, May 5, 2004
"We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom." - Charlotte, N.C., April 5, 2004
"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." - June 18, 2002
"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another day." --Bush, telling Time magazine that he underestimated the Iraqi resistance
"I'd rather have them sacrificing on behalf of our nation than, you know, endless hours of testimony on congressional hill." —Fort Meade, Maryland, June 4, 2002
"I've been to war. I've raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war." —Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 27, 2002
"It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency." — June 14, 2001
"My administration has been calling upon all the leaders in the — in the Middle East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different parties involved that peace will never happen." —Crawford, Texas, Aug, 13, 2001
"But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." - Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001
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