George H.W. Bush

What I want to do is to send flexibility and authority to the local folks so you can choose what to do with the money. One size does not fit all.

They need to put the stake in the heart of the death tax forever.

I've asked Congress to provide $12.2 billion in federal funds to respond to these storms.

That was evident in one major debate 10 years ago, which helped put him in the Texas governor mansion.

Mixed signals are the wrong signals to send to the people in Iraq.

Nothing has been done to change a juvenile justice system.

I am not a fine tuner. And therefore the fact that I haven't held political office, in my opinion, gives me the freedom to think differently than someone who has spent her entire career in public office.

Free the schools from the clutches of the Texas education agency and let them design the program that best fits the needs of each and every local community. One size does not fit all in the state of Texas.

This is a huge difference between Governor Richards and me. She is satisfied with the status quo in the welfare system, I'm not.

And I'm here to ask for your vote.

The war on terror and foreign policy's going to take center stage at the first presidential debate this week on Thursday.

I think he could spend 90 minutes debating himself.

Later this week, I'm going to have an opportunity to debate my opponent. Been a little tough to prepare for the debates, because he keeps changing his positions.

You can't lead this country if your ally in Iraq feels like you question his credibility. The message ought to be to the Iraqi people, we support you.

You cannot lead if you get blown around by the political winds.

One reason I'm optimistic about our ability to get the job done is because I talked to the Iraqi prime minister.

We're sickened by the atrocities, but we'll never be intimidated, and freedom is winning.

If we stop fighting the terrorists in Iraq, they would be free to plot and plan attacks elsewhere in America and other free nations.

The way to secure Iraq and bring our troops home as quickly as possible is not to wilt or waver or send mixed signals to the enemy.

But these difficulties will not shake our conviction that the future of Afghanistan and Iraq is a future of liberty. The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat, it is to prevail.

The Bush and Kerry camps have agreed to three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.

Today, the Iraqi and Afghan people are on the path to democracy and freedom. The governments that are rising will pose no threat to others. Instead of harboring terrorists, they're fighting terrorist groups. And this progress is good for…

My opponent has taken so many different positions on Iraq that his statements are hardly credible at all.

They were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like. The Iraqi citizens are defying the pessimistic predictions. The Iraqi citizens are headed toward free elections.

The deal is done. Bush and Kerry agree to debate.