George W. Bush

“Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.”

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

“So, I'm lying on the couch and Laura walks in and I say, 'Free at last,' and she says 'You're free all right, you're free to do the dishes.' So I say, 'You're talking to the former president, baby,' and she said, 'consider this your new domestic policy agenda.'”

“Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.”

“One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.”

“The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.”

“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.”

“Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.”

“The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.”

“When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure.”

“The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.”

“America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.”

“Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.”

“My parents never projected their dreams onto me. If they hoped I would be a great pitcher, or political figure, or artist (no chance), they never told me about it. Their view of parenting was to offer love and encourage me to chart my own path.”

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

“America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.”

“One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.”

“There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.”

“I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.”

“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.”