And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there.
We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.
We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.
Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
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.
Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.
Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.
America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.
One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.
Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.
When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ, when you accept Christ as the savior, it changes your heart.
I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write.
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.
I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.
People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened.
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.
The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got.
Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'
Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.
