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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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


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

GEORGE W. BUSH

The New Yorker, January 19, 2004


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


This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.

GEORGE W. BUSH

New York Daily News, April 23, 2002


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


Never paint your wife or your mother.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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


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


There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, November 19, 1999


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


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


I want to be the peace president.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, July 21, 2004


You know, one day you're being briefed on world affairs and asked to make decisions, and the next, you're in Crawford, Texas ... and the biggest decision is when do you go mountain bike riding.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Parade Magazine, April 21, 2013


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


Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.

GEORGE W. BUSH

advice while quail hunting, January 22, 2004


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


More and more of our imports come from overseas.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, September 25, 2000


Goodbye, from the world's biggest polluter.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks at Tokyo G8 Summit, July 12, 2008


I'm a uniter, not a divider.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Salon Magazine, May 6, 1999


We may discover resources on the moon or Mars that will boggle the imagination, that will test our limits to dream. And the fascination generated by further exploration will inspire our young people to study math, and science, and engineering and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech at NASA Headquarters, January 14, 2004