Jeb Bush Quotes - Page 4

Well, I think lower taxes and less regulation would actually promote growth.

So, I think it's important for us to be careful about the language we use, which is why I've been critical of Donald Trump. Disparaging women, disparaging hispanics, that's not a sign of strength. Making fun of disabled people... We're never going to win elections if we don't have a more broader unifying message.

I miss being governor.

I'm not sure we need half a billion dollars for women's health issues.

This is a tough business to run for president.

We now have a lack of readiness that is quite scary. We have planes that were - that Harry Truman inaugurated, the B-52. We have - the Navy has been gutted and decimated. The readiness of the Marines is way down.

Don't just talk about Hispanics and say immediately we must have controlled borders. It's kind of insulting when you think about it. Change the tone would be the first thing. Second, on immigration, I think we need to have a broader approach.

There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives.

If we're serious about America's leadership in the world, then we need to make sure that we have the back of the armed forces.

I don't think there's any Bush baggage at all.

I don't know if I'm a national education figure.

I'm an introvert. Introverts have a huge advantage over extroverts. We can create a mission and we can act on it.

Donald Trump is succeeding right now for sure. He is a gifted politician. But, he is just a gifted politician. He`s just a gifted politician that is appealing to people`s anger and frustration that is quite legitimate.

I would let the military commanders give the commander in chief options rather than tell them what you want to hear. Not having gotten those options, I can't tell you if we are going to have boots on the ground but certainly, a more expanded role for the special operators would be essential. And being more effective in strikes as it is relates to the air.

I don't think the science is clear of what percentage is man-made and what percentage is natural. It's convoluted, for the people to say the science is decided on this is really arrogant, to be honest with you.

We need to have capabilities second to none. We need to create a situation where Chinies know that there will be adverse impacts if they continue to do what they're doing.

You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.

[ Marco Rubio] overly ambitious, too young, and I have better hair than he does.

To me, Jeb Bush is hitting his stride. He was the most composed, the most endpoint, the most in control, I've seen him in an interview yet. And it's not because I wasn't asking him tough questions

I don't think it's the highest priority. I don't think we should ignore it, either, just generally I think as conservatives we should embrace innovation, embrace technology, embrace science. ... Sometimes I sense that we pull back from the embrace of these things. We shouldn't.

I've had a life experience that's full of warts, full of successes.

They [illegal immigrants] broke the law, but it's not a felony, it's an act of love. It's an act of commitment to your family.

I haven't been in Washington over the last - ever. I'm not part of Washington. I got to serve as governor of a state, a purple state and I was the most successful conservative governor probably, during the time that I was there.

If someone wants to run a campaign about '90s nostalgia, it's not going to be very successful.

We must create a [economic] crisis in order to ensure that there is no alternative to a smaller government.