George W. Bush: “We have learned from last year's inadequate response and today are better prepared for future disasters.”

On this day of prayer, Laura and I are holding up our fellow Texans who are hurting.

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.

Is it in our interest that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your hard work and God bless you.

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