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President Quotes - Page 159

I came to this office to solve problems, and not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.

George W. Bush's Remarks at Bush-Cheney 2004 Luncheon, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. November 13, 2003.

So I analyzed that and decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or the beginning of a depression greater than the Great Depression.

"Obama Chooses Mary Schapiro to Head SEC; Blagojevich Fights Back; Season of Thieving; Wild Weather Whipping Through". "CNN Newsroom", edition.cnn.com. December 18, 2008.

I'd like to be a president [known] as somebody who liberated 50 million people and helped achieve peace.

"Bush on His Legacy: I 'Liberated' Iraqis". Interview with Dorothy Bush Koch, abcnews.go.com. November 28, 2008.

I want to be the peace president.

"The Rachel Maddow Show", www.msnbc.com. March 21, 2011.

So long as I'm the president, my measure of success is victory -- and success.

"Bush On Iraq: “My Measure Of Success Is Victory - And Success”". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 25, 2011.

No President has ever done more for human rights than I have.

"Fortress Bush". Interview with Ken Auletta, www.newyorker.com. January 19, 2004.

It's important for the writers of the presidential daily brief to feel comfortable that the documents will never be politicized and/or unnecessarily exposed for public purview.

"In Bush’s Words: ’We Have the Right Strategy’ on Iraq". News Conference in Washington, www.nytimes.com. October 28, 2003.

I am a war president.

"Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. February 7, 2004.

If you're asking me as the President, would I understand reality, I do.

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

One of my hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost their life.

Prime Time Press Conference on Iraq War, delivered on 13 April 2004 from the East Room of the White House