George H. W. Bush Quotes - Page 10

Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe.

We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God.

The glory of being a carrier pilot has certainly worn off.

Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering.

Study hard; and you might grow up to be President. But let's face it: Even then, you'll never make as much money as your dog.

I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions. You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried.

I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the Decade of the Brain.

The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor.

We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.

Every American expects and deserves clean air, and then we act on that belief, then we will set an example for the rest of the world to follow.

You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize.

Extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different - and perhaps barren - outcome.

The potential of this nation is as boundless as the imagination and drive of the American people. . . . Quality management is not just a step. It must be a new style of working. Even a new style of thinking. The dedication to quality and excellence is more than good business; it's a way of life.

There are singular moments in history, dates that divide all that goes before from all that comes after.

I am not one who - who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around.

I was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make-it-on-my-own kinda thing.

Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.

I think it's very hard to fight the war on terrorism if we're in retreat.

Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn't seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.

Yogi's been an inspiration to me, not only because of his baseball skills, but of course for the enduring mark he left on the English language. Some in the press corps think he might even be my speechwriter.

We don't think of ourselves as a dynasty. I really hope some of my grandkids will be actively involved in politics.

I worry about international terror as a method for bringing about political change or sociological change in different countries. And this concerns me because our homeland is not - we see now, is not immune from this kind of dastardly attack. And so I worry about that a lot.

I don't worry about superpower confrontation. You know, I lived through the Cold War days, and where everybody was worried about a Soviet Union armed to the teeth. I think we're going to get along fine with Russia, and I don't see them as internationally ambitious.