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George W. Bush Quotes - Page 28

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I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.

Country, Real, Accomplishment

"George W. Bush Reluctantly Re-Enters the Spotlight" by Mary Dooe, www.cbsnews.com. October 22, 2010.

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

Leadership, Names, People

George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, James Knox Polk, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Milhous Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama (2017). “Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete Edition”, p.302, e-artnow sro

For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

America, Doubt, Diplomacy

Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2004

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

Humor, Political, Executive Power

George W. Bush's Remarks in Question and Answer Session with the Press, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. January 29, 2001.

Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.

Iraq, Civilization, Chaos

Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.

Massachusetts, Enough, Education Funding

George W. Bush during Presidential Debate at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, www.npr.org. October 13, 2004.

Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.

Two Sides, Issues, Long

George W. Bush's Remarks at Bush-Cheney 2004 Reception in Houston, Texas, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. March 8, 2004.

The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell.

Powerful, Cells, Iraq

Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2004

The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

Shadow, Allies, United States

Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2004

The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.

Iraq, Alternatives, United States

I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge.

Country, Zero, Book

I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.

Believe, People, Mind

"Uh, who needs therapy? And which kind?". www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2009.

We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.

Journey, Men, Moon

America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.

Children, Men, Iraq

Address to the Nation on the Threat of Iraq, delivered 7 October 2002, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio

And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there.

Jobs, Thinking, Two

Interview with Larry Kudlow, www.nationalreview.com. November 23, 2010.

Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.

War, America, Justice

Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2004

People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened.

Government, People, Would Be

I believe in the transformational power of liberty. I believe that the free Iraq is in this nation's interests. I believe a free Afghanistan is in this nation's interest.

Believe, Iraq, Liberty

George W. Bush during Presidential Debate at the University of Miami Convocation Center in Coral Gables, Florida, www.washingtonpost.com. September 30, 2004.

People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say ''Here, here's your speech, or here's an idea for a speech.'' They're changed. Trust me.

Ideas, Giving, People

"THE 2000 CAMPAIGN; Excerpts From Interview With Bush on Campaign Issues and Election Strategy". The New York Times Interview, www.nytimes.com. March 16, 2000.

As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured. —New York, Sept. 26, 2007

New York, Yesterday, Dumb

"Bush Defends No Child Left Behind: “Childrens Do Learn”". Interview with Peter Baker, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 28, 2008.

I frankly felt like the reception we received on the way in from the airport was very warm and hospitable. And I want to thank the Canadian people who came out to wave -- with all five fingers -- for their hospitality.

Witty, Airports, People

I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question.

Believe, Humor, Thinking

"Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

I talked to my little brother, Jeb - I haven't told this to many people. But he's the governor of - I shouldn't call him my little brother - my brother, Jeb, the great Governor of Texas.

Brother, Texas, People

"The Complete Bushisms" by Jacob Weisberg, www.slate.com. March 20, 2009.

I don't care what the polls say. I don't.

Thinking, Care, Polls

"THE 2000 CAMPAIGN; Excerpts From Interview With Bush on Campaign Issues and Election Strategy". www.nytimes.com. March 16, 2000.

The Ambassador and the General were briefing me on the....the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.

People, Justice, Peaceful

Born: b. July 6, 1946
Occupation: 43rd U.S. President

Quotes: 1644

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