George H. W. Bush Quotes

American - President Born: June 12, 1924

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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

Sky Stars Light Diversity

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.

George H. W. Bush

Freedom Day Heart Man

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.

George H. W. Bush

Freedom Know Right Works

Read my lips: no new taxes.

George H. W. Bush

Lips New Taxes Read

I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man.

George H. W. Bush

Man Colorful Like Sock

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

Today Face People World

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.

George H. W. Bush

Mother Me Eat More

I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.

George H. W. Bush

Election Think Questions Help

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

Light Moving Forward Moving Dream

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

World America Want Open

Top 10
George H. W. Bush
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I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.

George H. W. Bush

Strong My Own Own Always

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.

George H. W. Bush

History Things Wrong Will

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.

George H. W. Bush

Good War You Good Things

We are not the sum of our possessions.

George H. W. Bush

Possessions Our Sum

I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, and anti-racism.

George H. W. Bush

Stand Anti-Semitism

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

George H. W. Bush

Way Say Go One Way

Lincoln said you cannot be President without spending some item on your knees. I have repeated that and a bunch of Atheists got all over me. Wait a minute. Does that mean that you cannot be President if you are an Atheist? I say yea that does mean that.

George H. W. Bush

Me Wait You Your

I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality.

George H. W. Bush

Angry Fire Black Smoke

As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life.

George H. W. Bush

Life More Years President

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

Heart Great Strong Be Strong

The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs.

George H. W. Bush

Day Man Black Woman

I hope my own children never have to fight a war.

George H. W. Bush

War Hope Children Fight

I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.

George H. W. Bush

Think You Someone News

It's much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself.

George H. W. Bush

Son Yourself Your Criticism

Debates, I hate.

George H. W. Bush

You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize.

George H. W. Bush

People You Understand Going

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