"For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible, and no one can now doubt the
word of America." —George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, Jan. 20, 2004
"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us, the courageous spacial entrepreneurs
who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country." —George W. Bush,
Washington, D.C. Jan. 14, 2004
"I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons." —George W. Bush, to Argentine President
Nestor Kirchner, on being told that all but one of the Argentine delegates to a summit
meeting were imprisoned during the military dictatorship, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 13,
2004