George W. Bush Quotes

There have always been people during periods of history that thought that we could get along with the enemy if only we would reach out. Peace in our time is a philosophy.

Waging war we understand, but not waging peace, or at any rate less consciously so.

We must fight terrorism as if there's no peace process and work to achieve peace as if there's no terror.

He that makes a good war makes a good peace.

You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time.

It is not a process of bargaining or give-and-take. The peace process is not about giving concessions. We will not allow any step which would hurt the memories of our martyrs.

I fight terrorism as if there was no peace process, and I negotiate the peace process as if there was no terrorism.

Isn't it strange how the leaders of nations can talk so eloquently about peace while they prepare for war? ... There is no way to make peace while preparing for war.

He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.

The problems of peace are greater than the problems of war.

If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily.

I think the day you start building the war plan is the day you start beginning the postwar plan.

Among the many defects that have been pointed out in the Federal Constitution ... is an office for promoting and preserving perpetual peace in our country.... Let a Secretary of Peace be established.

Peacemaking and peacekeeping should run in parallel.

Americans have learned that it is harder to end wars than it is to begin them

Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications.

You don't make peace with your friends. That's the bottom line. You end conflicts by trying to find some political resolution.

When I was defense minister, I was very popular, and now that I'm president, I'm unpopular because I'm trying to make peace. It's much easier to make war and get trophies.

Our fundamental goal in getting involved in Bosnia in the summer of 1995 was to end the war. Richard Holbrooke's fundamental goal was to negotiate a peace: a peace that was sustaining and self-sustaining over the long term.

To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.

Wars do not end wars any more than an extraordinarily large conflagration does away with the fire hazard.

Wars happen because the ones who start them think they can win.

My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that, you know, we are able to negotiate a deal that we can verify.

We need a Peace Department in our national government to do extensive research on peaceful ways of resolving conflicts. Then we can ask other countries to create similar departments.