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If you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.

If you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.

George W. Bush
Running, Wisdom, Risk

It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency." —George W. Bush, June 14, 2001, speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live television camera was still rolling.

George W. Bush
Running, June, Cameras
"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Running for president was a good decision.

George W. Bush
Running, Decision, President
Source: www.texasmonthly.com

Politics comes and goes, but your principles don't. And everybody wants to be loved -- not everybody. ... You never heard anybody say, 'I want to be despised, I'm running for office.'

George W. Bush
Running, Office, Principles

It helps me sleep at night.

George W. Bush
Running, Sleep, Night

We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom. Not because history runs on the wheels of inevitability; it is human choices that move events. Not because we consider ourselves a chosen nation; God moves and chooses as He wills.

George W. Bush
Running, Moving, Choices
Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2005

We don't want Washington Democrats running the House of Representatives.

George W. Bush
Running, House, Want
George W. Bush's speech at Georgia Victory 2006 Rally in Perry, Georgia, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 31, 2006.

I've got a reason for running. I talk about a larger goal, which is to call upon the best of America. It's part of the renewal. It's reform and renewal. Part of the renewal is a set of high standards and to remind people that the greatness of America really does depend on neighbors helping neighbors and children finding mentors. I worry. I'm very worried about, you know, the kid who just wonders whether America is meant for him. I really worry about that.

George W. Bush
Running, Children, Humor
"Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

And uh, so, I'm running for a reason. I'm answering this question here and the answer is, you cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative. And so to answer your question, I'm going to win because people sense my heart, know my sense of optimism and know where I want to lead the country. And I tease people by saying, "A leader, you can't say, follow me the world is going to be worse." I'm an optimistic person. I'm an inherently content person.

George W. Bush
Country, Running, Revenge
"Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

I've got a great sense of where I want to lead and I'm comfortable with why I'm running. And, you know, the call on that speech was, beware. This is going to be a tough campaign.

George W. Bush
Running, Humor, Political
"Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

A good run adds a little bounce to my step. I get a certain amount of self-esteem from it.

George W. Bush
Running, Self Esteem, Add
"It helps me to clear my mind" by George W Bush, www.theguardian.com. December 3, 2002.

Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in the long run stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty. ... The global wave of democracy has barely reached the Arab states. For too long, many people in that region have been victims and subjects. They deserve to be active citizens.

George W. Bush
Running, Years, Democracies Have
National Endowment for Democracy Address on the Middle East, delivered 6 November 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

In the long run, stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty.

George W. Bush
Running, Long, Liberty
National Endowment for Democracy Address on the Middle East, delivered 6 November 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

I understand I'm running against a person who is so anxious to become president, he will do whatever it takes.

George W. Bush
Running, President, Anxious

I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs.

George W. Bush
Running, Jobs, Cutting
President Visits with Residents of Poplarville, Mississippi, Pearl River Community College, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. September 5, 2005.

I feel like God wants me to run for president. I can't explain it, but I sense my country is going to need me. Something is going to happen. I know it won't be easy on me or my family, but God wants me to do it.

George W. Bush
Country, Running, Presidential
"How born-again George became a man on a mission" by Julian Borger, www.theguardian.com. October 7, 2005.

In the long run, the right answer to unemployment is to create more jobs.

George W. Bush
Running, Jobs, Long
"Daschle optimistic on stimulus bill". www.cnn.com. December 3, 2001.

The person who runs FEMA is someone who must have the trust of the president because the person who runs FEMA is the first voice oftentimes of someone whose life has been turned upside down here's from.

George W. Bush
Running, Humor, Voice
"Crossfire" with Paul Begala and Robert Novak, www.cnn.com. August 7, 2002.

America will never run... And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such brave defenders.

George W. Bush
Running, Grateful, America

In times of war and in hours of crisis, Senator Kerry has turned his back on 'pay any price' and 'bear any burden', and he's replaced those commitments with 'wait and see' and 'cut and run'.

George W. Bush
Running, War, Commitment
George W. Bush's speech at Island Grove Regional Park Events Center in Greeley, Colorado, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 25, 2004.

I've heard the call. I believe God wants me to run for president.

George W. Bush
Running, Believe, Humor
"The Faith of George W. Bush". Book by Stephen Mansfield, 2004.

America is addicted to oil...We must also change how we power our automobiles. We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen. We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass.

George W. Bush
Running, Cutting, America
Fifth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 31 January 2006

It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency.

George W. Bush
Running, Prosperity, Incumbency
"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

You know, I could run for governor but I'm basically a media creation. I've never done anything. I've worked for my dad. I worked in the oil business. But that's not the kind of profile you have to have to get elected to public office.

George W. Bush
Running, Dad, Oil Business

It appears to be a re-run of a bad movie. [Iraqi President Saddam Hussein] is delaying. He's deceiving. He's asking for time. He's playing hide-and-seek with inspectors. One thing is for certain - he's not disarming.

George W. Bush
Running, Iraq, President