I have a duty to protect the Executive Branch from legislative encroachment.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

In my judgment, the only way to deal with terrorists is to stay on the offensive, is to find them and bring them to justice before they hurt us again.

The greatest source of America's generosity is not our government; it's the good heart of the American people.

The United States is a Christian nation founded upon Christian principles and beliefs.

I regret the fact that Saddam Hussein didn't have weapons of mass destruction that we thought. I don't regret removing him from power.

My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.

I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality.

Some call this civil war; others call it emergency -- I call it pure evil.

It's my first trip as president of the United States.

We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, and more than a century after slavery was officially ended in its last strongholds, the trade in human beings for any purpose must not be allowed to thrive in our time.

What mattered to me was that I didn't compromise my soul in order to try to achieve a kind of popularity. The only thing you can do is just live your life.

“Governments accountable to the voters focus on building roads and schools—not weapons of mass destruction.”.

I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating.

People say, 'How can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil?' You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you.

It's good to see so many friends here in the Rose Garden. This is our first event in this beautiful spot, and it's appropriate we talk about policy that will affect people's lives in a positive way in such a beautiful, beautiful part of our national - really, our national park system, my guess is you would want to call it.

I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.

On all vital measures, measures necessary to protect you, the Democrats in Washington follow a simple philosophy: Just say no.

Our law enforcement must have every tool necessary to find and disrupt terrorists at home and abroad. That's the task of the 21st century.

I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging.