GEORGE W. BUSH QUOTES

American politician & U.S. President (1946- )


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Barney spotted our neighbor's lawn, where he promptly took care of his business. There I was, the former president of the United States, with a plastic bag on my hand, picking up that which I had been dodging for the past eight years.

GEORGE W. BUSH
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Decision Points


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

GEORGE W. BUSH

Midland Reporter Telegram, July 4, 1989


In my sentences I go where no man has gone before.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, March 29, 2001


Never paint your wife or your mother.

GEORGE W. BUSH

"State of the Union with Candy Crowley", CNN, December 14, 2014


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 worlds beyond our own.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, January 14, 2004


In recent weeks we learned that scientists have created human embryos in test tubes solely to experiment on them. This is deeply troubling, and a warning sign that should prompt all of us to think through these issues very carefully. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare body parts or creating life for our convenience. I strongly oppose cloning. And while we must devote enormous energy to conquering disease, it is equally important that we pay attention to the moral concerns raised by the new frontier of human embryo stem cell research. Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.

GEORGE W. BUSH

radio address, August 11, 2001


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

GEORGE W. BUSH

The New York Times, June 16, 2001


This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.

GEORGE W. BUSH

New York Daily News, April 23, 2002


The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Decision Points


The way I see it is, I am a boon to the English language.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, March 29, 2001


I want to be the peace president.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, July 21, 2004


America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, September 11, 2001


It's a hard job. He's got plenty on his agenda. It's difficult. A former president doesn't need to make it any harder. Other presidents have taken different decisions; that's mine.

GEORGE W. BUSH

CNN interview, July 2, 2013


I'm a uniter, not a divider.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Salon Magazine, May 6, 1999


While we must devote enormous energy to conquering disease, it is equally important that we pay attention to the moral concerns raised by the new frontier of human embryo stem cell research. Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, August 9, 2001


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

GEORGE W. BUSH

The New Yorker, January 19, 2004


I think we all agree, the past is over.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000


The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

GEORGE W. BUSH

2nd Inaugural Address, January 20, 2005


I hear there's rumors on the internets that we're going to have a draft. We're not going to have a draft, period.

GEORGE W. BUSH

U.S. Presidential Debate, October 8, 2004


I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president.

GEORGE W. BUSH

attributed, Bush at War