George W. Bush: “We can compete with anybody, anyplace, anytime if the rules are fair.”

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.

seldom has history offered a greater opportunity to do so much for so many.