Welcome to our collection of George Hw Bush Quotes! George Hw Bush was a 41st President of the United States and one of the most inspirational political leaders of modern times. His life and legacy are filled with wisdom, insight, and humor. In this collection, we’ve compiled some of his greatest quotes that show his commitment to public service and his passion for life. From his thoughts on leadership and faith to his thoughts on education and foreign policy, these quotes are sure to inspire and motivate you.
George HW Bush Quotes From The 41st President
◼“I am not one who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“I do not mistrust the future. I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger. Our challenges are great, but our will is greater.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don’t always agree with them.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“Old guys can still have fun and still do stuff.” – George H. W. Bush
“We are a nation of communities… a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.” – George H. W. Bush
George Hw Bush Quotes On Having Fun
◼“History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“I plan to put something back into society, and not at the head table, not always in the glamour, certainly not with a lot of news attention.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“There is nothing more fulfilling than to serve your country and your fellow citizens and to do it well.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“What’s wrong with being a boring kind of guy?” – George H. W. Bush
Inspirational George HW Bush quotes
◼“Be bold in your caring, be bold in your dreaming and above all else, always do your best.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“I am a conservative, but I’m not a nut about it.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“International exchanges are not a great tide to sweep away all differences, but they will slowly wear away at the obstacles to peace as surely as water wears away a hard stone.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“Look to the very heart of Europe, to Berlin, and you will see a great truth shining brighter with each passing day: The quest for freedom is stronger than steel, more permanent than concrete.” – George H. W. Bush
“I’m not a very good one to give advice; but just don’t let the critics discourage you or push you off course. … Your success is now our country’s success. I am rooting for you.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In all things, generosity.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“In the wake of the Cold War, in a world where we are the only remaining superpower, it is the role of the United States to marshal its moral and material resources to promote a democratic peace. It is our responsibility, it is our opportunity to lead. There is no one else.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“To all who mourn a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a friend — I can only offer you the gratitude of a nation, for your loved one served his country with distinction and honor.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“We are not the sum of our possessions.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“You don’t have to go to college to be a success … We need the people who run the offices, the people who do the hard physical work of our society.” – George H. W. Bush
George HW Bush quotes on American and Freedom
◼“America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a Thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“We don’t want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America” – George H. W. Bush
◼“We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what’s right. Freedom is right.” – George H. W. Bush
◼“We’re going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons.” – George H. W. Bush
Quotes from former President George H.W. Bush
◼“And my opponent won’t rule out raising taxes. But I will. And the Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push again. And I’ll say to them: Read my lips. No new taxes.” — Aug. 18, 1988, during his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
◼“Five months ago, Saddam Hussein started this cruel war against Kuwait. Tonight, the battle has been joined. … Our goal is not the conquest of Iraq. It is the liberation of Kuwait.” — Jan. 17, 1991, when the first Gulf War began.
◼“I do not like broccoli, and I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.” — March 22, 1990.
◼“I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life.” — June 11, 2004, at the funeral for former President Ronald Reagan.
“I plan to put something back into society, and not at the head table, not always in the glamour, certainly not with a lot of news attention.” — January 1993, days before leaving office.
◼“It is my considered judgment that you should now resign. I expect in your lonely, embattled position this would seem to you as an act of disloyalty from one you have supported and helped in so many ways. My own view is that I would now ill serve a president, whose massive accomplishments I will always respect and whose family I love, if I did not now give you my judgment.” — August 1974, speaking to President Richard Nixon shortly before he resigned, when Bush was Republican national chairman.
◼“Look to the very heart of Europe, to Berlin, and you will see a great truth shining brighter with each passing day: The quest for freedom is stronger than steel, more permanent than concrete.” — November 1989, as the Berlin Wall was crumbling.
◼“The fact that he is black, a minority, has nothing to do with this. He is the best qualified.” — July 1991, on announcing he had selected federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas for the U.S. Supreme Court.
◼“Though I might be tempted to utter a few words of encouragement to anyone who is considering my boy, I will heed the immortal words of Dana Carvey: ‘Not gonna do it. Wouldn’t be prudent.’” — early 2000, citing a line from the “Saturday Night Live” comedian while attending a nonpartisan event as his son sought the GOP nomination.
◼“To those who say we no longer need a CIA, I say you’re nuts. To those who want to dismantle CIA or put it under some other department … you’re nuts, too. And to those who feel the right to know takes precedence over legitimate classification of documents or over protecting our most precious asset, our people, the same to you. You’re nuts, and so’s the horse you came in on.” — Sept. 17, 1997, at ceremony marking the 50th birthday of the CIA.
◼“We know what works: Freedom works. We know what’s right: Freedom is right. We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state.” — Jan. 20, 1989, during his inaugural address.
◼“Who would have thought that I would be working with Bill Clinton, of all people? … It’s been an eye-opening and enjoyable experience for me to work with him on something truly apolitical.” — Oct. 25, 2005, discussing his work with former rival on tsunami and hurricane relief.
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Aggression
◼“Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the United Nations’ mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression that we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the United States could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land.”
◼“It was just one year ago that the world saw this new, invigorated United Nations in action as this Council stood fast against aggression and stood for the sacred principles enshrined in the U.N. Charter. And now it’s time to step forward again, make the internal reforms, accelerate the revitalization, accept the responsibilities necessary for a vigorous and effective United Nations. I want to assure the members of this Council and the Secretary-General, the United Nations can count on our full support in this task.”
◼“This aggression will not stand. With these words, George Bush committed the United States to the liberation of the oil-rich Kingdom of Kuwait, after it had been occupied by the Republic of Iraq in August of 1990.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Country
“A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism.”
◼“At the front end, to stop people from illegally entering our country, not at the back end, by reimbursing states after it has failed to enforce the border. would allocate additional resources to enforcing the border, so states such as Texas and California would not have the huge expenses they currently do.”
◼“Every problem that the country faces is being solved in some community by some group or some individual. The question is how to get connected so that the whole nation can solve problems. A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of themselves as volunteers, but as citizens – citizens in the fullest sense; partners in civilization.”
◼“I have just repeated word for word the oath taken by George Washington 200 years ago, and the Bible on which I placed my hand is the Bible on which he placed his. It is right that the memory of Washington be with us today, not only because this is our Bicentennial Inauguration, but because Washington remains the Father of our Country.”
◼“I think the spirit of America, one American wanting to make another American’s life better, or internationally our desire to see countries do better, or people in countries do better, coming from this concept of volunteerism is a very valid and important part of our internal being.”
◼“I worry about international terror as a method for bringing about political change or sociological change in different countries. And this concerns me because our homeland is not – we see now, is not immune from this kind of dastardly attack. And so I worry about that a lot.”
◼“In times of crisis our nation depends on the courage and determination of the Guard. You know the call of active duty can come at any time. You stand ready to put your lives on hold and answer that call, … And you did so because you love your state and your country. America appreciates your courageous decision to serve. Together with your comrades in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Reserves, you are showing that patriotism is alive and well in Idaho and throughout the United States.”
◼“It’s not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams…and understand the heartbeat of the country.”
◼“Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn’t seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.”
◼“Service is never a simple act; it’s about sacrifice for others and about accomplishment for ourselves, about reaching out, one person to another, about all our choices gathered together as a country to reach across all our divides.”
◼“We ought to increase legal immigration for our country’s advantage. The high-tech world we are now dominating is dependent on educated folks, but we’re short…of workers. It is to our nation’s advantage to encourage high-powered, smart people to come into our country.”
◼“When I need a little advice about Saddam Hussein, I turn to country music.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Dreams
◼“Be bold in your caring, and be bold in your dreaming.”
◼“I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.”
◼“It’s not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams…and understand the heartbeat of the country.”
◼“Not all Americans are living the American dream by a long shot. Many can’t even imagine it. There are impoverished Americans, the poor and the homeless, the hungry and the hopeless, many unable to read and write. There are Americans gone astray, the kids dragged down by drugs, the shattered families, the teenage mothers struggling to cope. Then there are Americans uneasy, troubled and bewildered by the dizzying pace of change.”
◼“Our nation is the enduring dream of every immigrant who ever set foot on these shores, and the millions still struggling to be free. This nation, this idea called America, was and always will be a new world — our new world.”
“Tell me your Dreams and I’ll write you a Fantasy. Tell me your Fantasies and I’ll paint you a Dream for the minds eye you can get lost in!”
◼“The American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing something. And then I’d add to that, giving something back. No definition of a successful life can do anything but include serving others.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Giving
◼“Draconian limits on economic growth and on the use of the automobile should not be necessary in order to give Americans clean air at levels they are willing to pay for, but it will require significant Federal, State, and local leadership and innovative approaches from government and industry.”
◼“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.”
◼“If I were to give advice to young people, high-achieving young people for example, I’d have to say, don’t neglect your family. Politics is important, sitting at the head table is glamorous. Traveling around the world, trying to do something for world peace was wonderful. But family and friends and faith are what really matter in life. And I know that. I see it so clearly now.”
◼“Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.”
◼“Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions of our veterans, the lifesaving work of our scientists and physicians, and generosity of countless individuals who voluntarily give of their time, talents, and energy to help others-all have enriched humankind and affirmed the importance of our Judeo-Christian heritage in shaping our government and values.”
◼“Somebody said, “Well, you’re going to write your definitive book about your life, biography.” No, I’m not. I haven’t done that. I wrote a book of letters which gives an insight into the real me as opposed to the public perceptions of me. But I’m convinced historians will figure out the things we got wrong and hopefully the things we got right.”
◼“The American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing something. And then I’d add to that, giving something back. No definition of a successful life can do anything but include serving others.”
◼“The fact is prosperity has a purpose. It’s to allow us to pursue “the better angels,” to give us time to think and grow.”
◼“There are things we can do to give us a little more attention…. I’ve got to look more frantic.”
◼“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!”
“We can find meaning and reward by serving some higher purpose than ourselves, a shining purpose, the illumination of a Thousand Points of Light…We all have something to give.”
◼“We cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend, a loving parent, a citizen who leaves his home, his neighborhood and town better than he found it.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Politics
◼“But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You’re looking at a guy who sat down with Margaret Thatcher across the table and talked about serious issues.”
◼“I am not one who – who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around.”
◼“I’ll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.”
◼“I’m conservative, but I’m not a nut about it.””
◼“I’m going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you’re not going to believe it.
◼“It’s a very good question, very direct, and I’m not going to answer it.”
◼“It’s no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.”
◼“Now, like, I’m President. It would be pretty hard for some drug guy to come into the White House and start offering it up, you know?…I bet if they did, I hope I would say, ‘Hey, get lost. We don’t want any of that.”
◼“Ozone Man, Ozone. He’s crazy, way out, far out, man.”
◼“People say I’m indecisive, but I don’t know about that.”
◼“Please don’t ask me to do that which I’ve just said I’m not going to do, because you’re burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering.”
◼“There are things we can do to give us a little more attention…. I’ve got to look more frantic.”
◼“Unlike Churchill, I have no plans to shape history. . . . Socrates gave advice.”
◼“You cannot be President of the United States if you don’t have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Today
◼“Abraham Lincoln truly inspired me. It wasn’t just the freeing of the slaves, he kept the Union together. Some people even forget that today. What I think inspired me was the fact that in spite of being the president of the United States he retained a certain down-to-earth quality. He never got to be a big shot, and he cared about people.”
◼“America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world.”
◼“I have just repeated word for word the oath taken by George Washington 200 years ago, and the Bible on which I placed my hand is the Bible on which he placed his. It is right that the memory of Washington be with us today, not only because this is our Bicentennial Inauguration, but because Washington remains the Father of our Country.”
◼“The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.”
◼“The longer our graduation lines are today, the shorter our unemployment lines will be tomorrow.”
◼“We also share a profound desire for a lasting peace in the Middle East. My Administration is dedicated to achieving this goal, one which will guarantee Israel security. At the same time, we will do our utmost to defend and protect Israel, for unless Israel is strong and secure, then peace will always be beyond our grasp.”
◼“We were with Israel at the beginning, 41 years ago. We are with Israel today. And we will be with Israel in the future. No one should doubt this basic committment.”
◼“We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf , as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a new world order – can emerge: a new era – freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About United Nations
◼“Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the United Nations’ mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression that we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the United States could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land.”
◼“It was just one year ago that the world saw this new, invigorated United Nations in action as this Council stood fast against aggression and stood for the sacred principles enshrined in the U.N. Charter. And now it’s time to step forward again, make the internal reforms, accelerate the revitalization, accept the responsibilities necessary for a vigorous and effective United Nations. I want to assure the members of this Council and the Secretary-General, the United Nations can count on our full support in this task.”
“My vision of a ‘new world order’ foresees a United Nations with a revitalized peacekeeping function.”
◼“Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a New World Order – can emerge. . . Now, we can see a New World Order coming into view. A world in which there is a very real prospect for a New World Order. . .A world where the United Nations, freed from a Cold War stalemate, is poised to fulfill the historic vision of its founders.”
◼“Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective- a new world order-can emerge… We are now in sight of a United Nations that performs as envisioned by its founders.”
◼“The liberation of Kuwait has begun. In conjunction with the forces of our coalition partners, the United States has moved under the code name Operation Desert Storm to enforce the mandates of the United Nations Security Council.”
◼“The world also remains a hopeful place. Calls for democracy and human rights are being reborn everywhere, and these calls are an expression of support for the values enshrined in the United Nations Charter. They encourage our hopes for a more stable, more peaceful, more prosperous world.”
◼“We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order, a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance at this new world order, an order in which a credible United
◼“Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.’s founders.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About War
◼“But the biggest thing that has happened in the world in my life, in our lives, is this: By the grace of God, America won the Cold War.”
◼“By the grace of God, we won the Cold War.”
◼“Extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S.” could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different – and perhaps barren – outcome.”
◼“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.”
◼“I don’t worry about superpower confrontation. You know, I lived through the Cold War days, and where everybody was worried about a Soviet Union armed to the teeth. I think we’re going to get along fine with Russia, and I don’t see them as internationally ambitious.”
◼“I hope my own children never have to fight a war.”
◼“I remember when I was shot down in that war. I remember how terrified I was. And it made me feel close to my family, and to God, and to life, and I was scared.”
◼“I think it’s very hard to fight the war on terrorism if we’re in retreat.”
◼“Let’s forgive the Nazi war criminals.”
◼“No president can easily commit our sons and daughters to war.”
◼“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.”
◼“Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a New World Order – can emerge. . . Now, we can see a New World Order coming into view. A world in which there is a very real prospect for a New World Order. . .A world where the United Nations, freed from a Cold War stalemate, is poised to fulfill the historic vision of its founders.”
◼“The Cold War began with the division of Europe. It can only end when Europe is whole.”
◼“The Persian Gulf crisis has forged a new world order in which the superpower adversaries of the Cold War now stand united to reverse Iraq’s conquest of Kuwait.”
◼“Time and again in this century, the political map of the world was transformed. And ineach instance a new world order came about through the advent of a new tyrant or the outbreak of a bloody global war, or its end.”
◼“War is never cheap or easy.”
◼“Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.”
◼“You cannot be President of the United States if you don’t have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Community
◼“Every problem that the country faces is being solved in some community by some group or some individual. The question is how to get connected so that the whole nation can solve problems. A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of themselves as volunteers, but as citizens – citizens in the fullest sense; partners in civilization.”
◼“I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good.”
◼“If you have a plan, we want to hear it. Tell your community leaders, your local officials, your governor, and your team in Washington. Believe me, your ideas count. An individual can make a difference.”
◼“The United States is strongly committed to the IPCC process of international cooperation on global climate change. We consider it vital that the community of nations be drawn together in an orderly, disciplined, rational way to review the history of our global environment, to assess the potential for future climate change, and to develop effective programs. The state of the science, the social and economic impacts, and the appropriate strategies all are crucial components to a global resolution. The stakes here are very high; the consequences, very significant.”
◼“We are a nation of communities… a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.”
◼“We consider it vital that the community of nations be drawn together in an orderly, disciplined, rational way to review the history of our global environment, to assess the potential for future climate change, and to develop effective programs.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Duty
◼“As for me, tough duty though it may be, I continue to do my part for the commercial recreation industry. Fishing, boating, tennis, golf, running, hunting, and all of this. Horseshoes. It’s tough duty. Somebody has to do it, and I’m going to keep on.”
◼“In times of crisis our nation depends on the courage and determination of the Guard. You know the call of active duty can come at any time. You stand ready to put your lives on hold and answer that call, … And you did so because you love your state and your country. America appreciates your courageous decision to serve. Together with your comrades in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Reserves, you are showing that patriotism is alive and well in Idaho and throughout the United States.”
◼“Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn’t seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Values
◼“Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions of our veterans, the lifesaving work of our scientists and physicians, and generosity of countless individuals who voluntarily give of their time, talents, and energy to help others-all have enriched humankind and affirmed the importance of our Judeo-Christian heritage in shaping our government and values.”
◼“Courage is a terribly important value. It means you don’t run away when things are tough. It means you don’t turn away from a friend when he or she is in trouble. It means standing up against the majority opinion… There’s a lot of people who won’t wear it on their sleeve, or display it through some heroic act. But courage is having the strength to do what’s honorable and decent.”
◼“Gulf Lesson One is the value of airpower.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Vision
◼“Both must make tangible, immediate steps toward this vision.”
◼“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.”
◼“My vision of a ‘new world order’ foresees a United Nations with a revitalized peacekeeping function.”
◼“Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history.
◼“Across the Pacific, across the Atlantic, they came from every point on the compass-many passing beneath the Statue of Liberty-with fear and vision, with sorrow and adventure, fleeing tyranny or terror, seeking haven, and all seeking hope…Immigration is not just a link to America’s past; it’s also a bridge to America’s future.”
◼“Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a New World Order – can emerge. . . Now, we can see a New World Order coming into view. A world in which there is a very real prospect for a New World Order. . .A world where the United Nations, freed from a Cold War stalemate, is poised to fulfill the historic vision of its founders.”
◼“We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order, a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance at this new world order, an order in which a credible United Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.’s founders.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Volunteer
◼“A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel.”
◼“Every problem that the country faces is being solved in some community by some group or some individual. The question is how to get connected so that the whole nation can solve problems. A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of themselves as volunteers, but as citizens – citizens in the fullest sense; partners in civilization.”
◼“Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.”
◼“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!”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Writing
◼“Education is not complete unless we teach our children not only how to read and write but the difference between right and wrong.”
◼“I don’t write letters anymore.”
◼“My first act as president is a prayer. I ask you to bow your heads: Heavenly Father, we bow our heads and thank You for Your love. Accept our thanks for the peace that yields this day and the shared faith that makes its continuance likely. Make us strong to do Your work, willing to head and hear Your will, and write on our hearts these words: ‘Use power to help people.” For we know that we are given power, not to advance our own purposes, nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power, and it is to serve people. Help us to remember it Lord, Amen.”
◼“Not all Americans are living the American dream by a long shot. Many can’t even imagine it. There are impoverished Americans, the poor and the homeless, the hungry and the hopeless, many unable to read and write. There are Americans gone astray, the kids dragged down by drugs, the shattered families, the teenage mothers struggling to cope. Then there are Americans uneasy, troubled and bewildered by the dizzying pace of change.”
◼“Somebody said, “Well, you’re going to write your definitive book about your life, biography.” No, I’m not. I haven’t done that. I wrote a book of letters which gives an insight into the real me as opposed to the public perceptions of me. But I’m convinced historians will figure out the things we got wrong and hopefully the things we got right.”
◼“Tell me your Dreams and I’ll write you a Fantasy. Tell me your Fantasies and I’ll paint you a Dream for the minds eye you can get lost in!”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Terror
◼“I worry about international terror as a method for bringing about political change or sociological change in different countries. And this concerns me because our homeland is not – we see now, is not immune from this kind of dastardly attack. And so I worry about that a lot.”
◼“Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history.”
◼“Across the Pacific, across the Atlantic, they came from every point on the compass-many passing beneath the Statue of Liberty-with fear and vision, with sorrow and adventure, fleeing tyranny or terror, seeking haven, and all seeking hope…Immigration is not just a link to America’s past; it’s also a bridge to America’s future.”
◼“We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf , as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a new world order – can emerge: a new era – freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Taxes
◼“I’m the one who will not raise taxes. My opponent now says he’ll raise them as a last resort, or a third resort. But when a politician talks like that, you know that’s one resort he’ll be checking into. My opponent, my opponent won’t rule out raising taxes. But I will. And The Congress will push me to raise taxes and I’ll say no. And they’ll push, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push again, and I’ll say, to them, Read my lips: no new taxes.”
◼“Read my lips-NO NEW TAXES!”
◼“The Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push again and I’ll say to them, read my lips, no new taxes.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Son
◼“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.”
◼“It’s much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself.”
◼“No president can easily commit our sons and daughters to war.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Security
◼“I think 9/11 guaranteed that national security is going to be in the forefront of every election.”
◼“The liberation of Kuwait has begun. In conjunction with the forces of our coalition partners, the United States has moved under the code name Operation Desert Storm to enforce the mandates of the United Nations Security Council.”
◼“This is a fact: Strength in the pursuit of peace is no vice; isolation in the pursuit of security is no virtue.”
◼“We also share a profound desire for a lasting peace in the Middle East. My Administration is dedicated to achieving this goal, one which will guarantee Israel security. At the same time, we will do our utmost to defend and protect Israel, for unless Israel is strong and secure, then peace will always be beyond our grasp.”
◼“We were with Israel at the beginning, 41 years ago. We are with Israel today. And we will be with Israel in the future. No one should doubt this basic committment.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About School
◼“I have opinions of my own – strong opinions – but I don’t always agree with them.”
◼“Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.”
◼“Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Racis”m
◼“I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, and anti-racism.
◼“The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep away the debris of racism and sexism and hatred it replaces old prejudices with new one. It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expressions off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits. What began as a crusade for civility has soured into a cause of conflict and even censorship.
◼“We have a right to expect a police force that protects our citizens and behaves in a responsible manner… in the A”merican conscience there is no room for bigotry and racism.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Politicians
◼“I’m the one who will not raise taxes. My opponent now says he’ll raise them as a last resort, or a third resort. But when a politician talks like that, you know that’s one resort he’ll be checking into. My opponent, my opponent won’t rule out raising taxes. But I will. And The Congress will push me to raise taxes and I’ll say no. And they’ll push, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push again, and I’ll say, to them, Read my lips: no new taxes.”
◼“People say I’m indecisive, but I don’t know about that.”
◼“The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Opportunity
◼“Education is the key to opportunity. It’s a ticket out of poverty.”
◼“The world can therefore seize the opportunity (the Persian Gulf crisis) to fulfill the long held promise of a New World Order where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind.”
◼“We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order, a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance at this new world order, an order in which a credible United Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.’s founders.”
◼“We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf , as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a new world order – can emerge: a new era – freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Neighbors
◼“And I’m not a student of religion, but I don’t find anything in what the principal teachings of Islam that put us in contradiction at all. In fact, the principles are the same as what-we have a diverse religious culture. But it’s kindness, it’s be good to your neighbor, it’s love, and it’s take care of children. It’s all these things that-so there’s no anti-Islam.”
◼“Appeasement does not work. As was the case in the 1930s, we see in Saddam Hussein an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors.”
◼“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.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Mothers
◼“I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.”
◼“Learning is good in and of itself…the mothers of the Jewish ghettoes of the east would pour honey on a book so the children would know that learning is sweet. And the parents who settled hungry Kansas would take their children in from the fields when a teacher came.”
◼“Not all Americans are living the American dream by a long shot. Many can’t even imagine it. There are impoverished Americans, the poor and the homeless, the hungry and the hopeless, many unable to read and write. There are Americans gone astray, the kids dragged down by drugs, the shattered families, the teenage mothers struggling to cope. Then there are Americans uneasy, troubled and bewildered by the dizzying pace of change.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Life
◼“I remember when I was shot down in that war. I remember how terrified I was. And it made me feel close to my family, and to God, and to life, and I was scared.”
◼“I think the major event that shaped my life was being a Naval aviator. I got my commission and wings at 18 years old, and then I went into combat at 19. And I think, as I look back on it, that whole experience probably shaped my life more than any incident, or any event.”
◼“Surely a tired woman on her way to work at six in the morning on a subway deserves the right to get there safely . everyone who changes his or her life because of crime . have been denied a basic civil right.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Liberty
◼“Freedom and the power to choose should not be the privilege of wealth. They are the birthright of every American.”
◼“If we have learned anything in the past quarter century, it is that we cannot Federalize Virtue.”
◼“Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history.”
◼“Across the Pacific, across the Atlantic, they came from every point on the compass-many passing beneath the Statue of Liberty-with fear and vision, with sorrow and adventure, fleeing tyranny or terror, seeking haven, and all seeking hope…Immigration is not just a link to America’s past; it’s also a bridge to America’s future.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Kindness
◼“And I’m not a student of religion, but I don’t find anything in what the principal teachings of Islam that put us in contradiction at all. In fact, the principles are the same as what-we have a diverse religious culture. But it’s kindness, it’s be good to your neighbor, it’s love, and it’s take care of children. It’s all these things that-so there’s no anti-Islam.”
◼“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.”
◼“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!”
◼“What’s wrong with being a boring kind of guy?”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Immigration
◼“At the front end, to stop people from illegally entering our country, not at the back end, by reimbursing states after it has failed to enforce the border. would allocate additional resources to enforcing the border, so states such as Texas and California would not have the huge expenses they currently do.”
◼“I am for an immigration policy that’s welcoming and upholds the law.”
◼“Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history.”
◼“Across the Pacific, across the Atlantic, they came from every point on the compass-many passing beneath the Statue of Liberty-with fear and vision, with sorrow and adventure, fleeing tyranny or terror, seeking haven, and all seeking hope…Immigration is not just a link to America’s past; it’s also a bridge to America’s future.”
◼“We ought to increase legal immigration for our country’s advantage. The high-tech world we are now dominating is dependent on educated folks, but we’re short…of workers. It is to our nation’s advantage to encourage high-powered, smart people to come into our country.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About House
◼“And so, as they climb the ladder of achievement, I’d simply say, remember what Barbara Bush told those girls at Wellesley: “What happens in your house is more important than what happens in the White House.”
◼“I have been very happy in the House of Representatives.”
◼“Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.”
◼“Now, like, I’m President. It would be pretty hard for some drug guy to come into the White House and start offering it up, you know?…I bet if they did, I hope I would say, ‘Hey, get lost. We don’t want any of that.’”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Heart
◼“A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man’s heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree.”
◼“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.”
◼“I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger.”
◼“It’s not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams…and understand the heartbeat of the country.”
◼“My first act as president is a prayer. I ask you to bow your heads: Heavenly Father, we bow our heads and thank You for Your love. Accept our thanks for the peace that yields this day and the shared faith that makes its continuance likely. Make us strong to do Your work, willing to head and hear Your will, and write on our hearts these words: ‘Use power to help people.” For we know that we are given power, not to advance our own purposes, nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power, and it is to serve people. Help us to remember it Lord, Amen.”
◼“Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Grace
◼“As president, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment – setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us all.”
◼“But the biggest thing that has happened in the world in my life, in our lives, is this: By the grace of God, America won the Cold War.”
◼“By the grace of God, we won the Cold War.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Golf
◼“As for me, tough duty though it may be, I continue to do my part for the commercial recreation industry. Fishing, boating, tennis, golf, running, hunting, and all of this. Horseshoes. It’s tough duty. Somebody has to do it, and I’m going to keep on.”
◼“It’s amazing how many people beat you at golf now that you’re no longer president.”
◼“Now that I am no longer President, I find I can no longer win every game of golf I play.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Eyes
◼“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.”
◼“It is possible to tell things by a handshake. I like the “looking in the eye” syndrome. It conveys interest. I like the firm, though not bone crushing shake. The bone crusher is trying too hard to “macho it.” The clammy or diffident handshake – fairly or unfairly – get me off to a bad start with a person.”
◼“Tell me your Dreams and I’ll write you a Fantasy. Tell me your Fantasies and I’ll paint you a Dream for the minds eye you can get lost in!”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Elections
◼“A campaign is a disagreement, and disagreements divide. But an election is a decision, and decisions clear the way for harmony and peace. I mean to be president of all the people.”
◼“I think 9/11 guaranteed that national security is going to be in the forefront of every election.”
◼“I’ll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.”
◼“We know what works: freedom works. We know what’s right: freedom is right. We know how to secure a more and just and prosperous life for man on earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Education
◼“Education is not complete unless we teach our children not only how to read and write but the difference between right and wrong.”
◼“Learning is good in and of itself…the mothers of the Jewish ghettoes of the east would pour honey on a book so the children would know that learning is sweet. And the parents who settled hungry Kansas would take their children in from the fields when a teacher came.”
◼“Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Desire
◼“I think the spirit of America, one American wanting to make another American’s life better, or internationally our desire to see countries do better, or people in countries do better, coming from this concept of volunteerism is a very valid and important part of our internal being.”
◼“The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep away the debris of racism and sexism and hatred it replaces old prejudices with new one. It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expressions off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits. What began as a crusade for civility has soured into a cause of conflict and even censorship.”
◼“We also share a profound desire for a lasting peace in the Middle East. My Administration is dedicated to achieving this goal, one which will guarantee Israel security. At the same time, we will do our utmost to defend and protect Israel, for unless Israel is strong and secure, then peace will always be beyond our grasp.
◼“We were with Israel at the beginning, 41 years ago. We are with Israel today. And we will be with Israel in the future. No one should doubt this basic committment.”
George H. W. Bush Quotes About Democracy
◼“Great nations of the world are moving toward democracy.”
◼“If you have a plan, we want to hear it. Tell your community leaders, your local officials, your governor, and your team in Washington. Believe me, your ideas count. An individual can make a difference.”
◼“It’s too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They’re rehearsed appearances.”
◼“The world also remains a hopeful place. Calls for democracy and human rights are being reborn everywhere, and these calls are an expression of support for the values enshrined in the United Nations Charter. They encourage our hopes for a more stable, more peaceful, more prosperous world.”
Verdict
George Hw Bush Quotes provide a powerful reminder of the importance of courage, integrity, and compassion in our lives. His words encourage us to be strong in the face of adversity, to always strive to do the right thing, and to never forget the importance of kindness and empathy. We can all learn from his words and use them to guide our own lives towards a brighter future.