George W. Bush Quotes

This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.

The problem is, Hamas is using force to try to extort progress on its political objectives.

If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.

What's the difference between my wife and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist.

When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something.

When things did go wrong for the IRA, when civilians were killed, I tried to put it in context, not defend it.

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes.

It's time for the IRA to go out of business.

I felt that the IRA, in the context of Irish history, and Sinn Fein were a legitimate force that had to be recognized, and you wouldn't have peace without them.

Extraordinarily, I was up in the cemetery in Derry City, and I had a red cape on with a fur hood as a little girl, when a gun battle broke out between the IRA and the British Army, and I got caught in the crossfire.

My business is the enforcement of the tax laws and the integrity of the tax code and making sure that trustees of charitable giving are true trustees.

Good intentions often get muddled with very complex execution. The last time the government tried to make taxes easier, it created a 1040 EZ form with a 52-page help booklet.

Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is counting numbers so the government can pull money out from my wallet, but government consists of humans.

I've never paid attention to politics. I only have the vaguest notion of what the IRA is.

For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.

Terrorism and negotiations simply do not go together.

We're not looking for love as tax collectors. We recognize that taxpayers may not be altogether pleased with the bottom line of what we do. But, if they can say to themselves, "I was treated courteously, I was treated promptly and I was treated professionally," then that is part of a customer service that we think is ... appropriate.

Spies and informers, beware. Tried, convicted and executed by the Irish Republican Army

I don’t think one can speak of defeating the IRA, of eliminating them completely, but it is the design of the security forces to reduce their level of violence to something like an acceptable level.

Does the Internal Revenue Service work for you or do you work for them?

Fear is the key element for the IRS in achieving its mission. Without fear, the IRS would have a difficult time maintaining our so-called system of ‘voluntary compliance’ .... Given the opportunity, the IRS will take the easy way out and grab whatever it can... the IRS does not really care about you and what your future... may be

The difference between the revolutionary and the terrorist lies in the reason for which he fights.

It is a mortal sin for a Catholic to become or remain a member of an organization or society, which arrogates to itself the right to bear arms or to use them against another state.

We need to simplify our tax code. We need to make sure that it’s not too cumbersome for people to be able to comply with. And that they don’t end up spending more money trying to file their taxes than they do actually paying in.

As a former member of the IRA, I accept all the responsibilities that are due to me. But in terms of the individual circumstances, I don't comment on that.