Quotes by George W. Bush

The job of president is to help cultures change.
--George W. Bush

I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.
--George W. Bush

We do not accept the existence of permanent tyranny because we do not accept the possibility of permanent slavery. Liberty will come to those who love it.
--George W. Bush

If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly reject that assumption - that John Ashcroft is a open-minded, inclusive person.
--George W. Bush

The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.
--George W. Bush

Laura and I will thank them from the bottom of my heart.
--George W. Bush

Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious - I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well.
--George W. Bush

By sacrificing human life to serve their radical visions -- by abandoning every value except the will to power -- [terrorists] follow in the path of fascism, and Nazism, and totalitarianism. And they will follow that path all the way, to where it ends: in history's unmarked grave of discarded lies.
--George W. Bush

We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House - make no mistake about it.
--George W. Bush

There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to see anything but failure. Hindsight is not wisdom and second-guessing is not a strategy.
--George W. Bush

Evil men, obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience, must be taken very seriously--and we must stop them before their crimes can multiply.
--George W. Bush

I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese - that meant that they weren't very effective.
--George W. Bush

We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.
--George W. Bush

If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
--George W. Bush

No, I know all the war rhetoric, but it's all aimed at achieving peace.
--George W. Bush

Actually, I...this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about...when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.
--George W. Bush

Here's what we're going to do. We're going to continue to challenge the soft bigotry of low expectations, is what we're going to do.
--George W. Bush

It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce.
--George W. Bush

It's good to see so many friends here in the Rose Garden. This is our first event in this beautiful spot, and it's appropriate we talk about policy that will affect people's lives in a positive way in such a beautiful, beautiful part of our national - really, our national park system, my guess is you would want to call it.
--George W. Bush

To paraphrase President Kennedy, there's America, and then there's Texas. We have great relations with France. We work closely with the French government on a lot of issues.
--George W. Bush

"...the success of multilateralism is measured not merely by following a process, but by achieving results."
--George W. Bush

Our enemies...never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
--George W. Bush

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.
--George W. Bush

It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.
--George W. Bush

In America's ideal of freedom, the exercise of rights is ennobled by service, and mercy, and a heart for the weak. Liberty for all does not mean independence from one another. Our nation relies on men and women who look after a neighbor and surround the lost with love.
--George W. Bush