George H. W. Bush Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from George H. W. Bush on Wise Famous Quotes.
From last night's All Together Now, a Celebration of Service: There can be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others.
There are singular moments in history, dates that divide all that goes before from all that comes after.
Study hard; and you might grow up to be President. But let's face it: Even then, you'll never make as much money as your dog.
We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.
My grandkids say, "Reality Bites." O.K., but it also challenges and rewards ... I believe our best days are yet to come.
Now we can see a new world coming into view, a world where there is a very real prospect of a New World Order.
This is a fact: Strength in the pursuit of peace is no vice; isolation in the pursuit of security is no virtue.
The only time I had any butterflies was when I stood up and backed toward the open door and looked down.
I don't like dynasty and legacy. But I think there's a period in the U.S. history where Bushes have been in the forefront.
I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions, You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried.
American business can out-think, out-work, out-perform any nation in the world. But we can't beat the competition if we don't get in the ball game.
Appeasement does not work. As was the case in the 1930s, we see in Saddam Hussein an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors.
But I see history as a book with many pages
and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning.
and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning.
You know I vowed when I became President not to talk about the loneliest toughest job in the world and I didn't.
I got poked in the left eye on the collision. My vision is blurry in that eye. I had to play. It was for coach, and because it was a district game.
I put confidence in the American people, in their ability to sort through what is fair and what is unfair, what is ugly and what is unugly.
We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like The Waltons and less like The Simpsons.
I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.
We are a nation of communities ... a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.
Every American expects and deserves clean air, and then we act on that belief, then we will set an example for the rest of the world to follow.
There is a God and He is good, and his love, while free, has a self imposed cost: We must be good to one another.
Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe.
It's not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams ... and understand the heartbeat of the country.
One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.
If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.
Competence is the creed of the technocrat who makes sure the gears mesh but doesn't for a second understand the magic of the machine.
I can tell you this: If I'm ever in a position to call the shots, I'm not going to rush to send somebody else's kids into a war.
Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.
We are not here to enjoy the things on earth, but to pass them around. The people who do it are the happiest people you know!
Our stewardship of the Earth is brief. We owe it to those who follow to keep that in perspective, to be responsible passengers along the way.
I can't ever remember sitting around and saying, 'gosh let's hurry up and get these debates going, that'll win it for me.' Nope.
The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels.
There's a second life involved. No matter what your position is on abortion or the death penalty, you shouldn't put a pregnant woman to death.
Each of the patriots whom we remember on this day was first a beloved son or daughter, a brother or sister, or a spouse, friend, and neighbor.
I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.
It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances.
We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.
I believe with all my heart that one cannot be America's president without a belief in God, without the strength that your faith gives you.
The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.
We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God.
We don't think of ourselves as a dynasty. I really hope some of my grandkids will be actively involved in politics.