George H. W. Bush Quotes

American - President Born: June 12, 1924

See also: Quotes about George 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

Stars, Light, Sky, Diversity, Peaceful

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right. George H. W. Bush

Freedom, Know, Right, Works

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, Kid, Eat, More, Little

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, People, World, Purpose, Face, She

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, Better

We are not the sum of our possessions. George H. W. Bush

Possessions, Sum, Our

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, Closed

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

Faith, War, Remember, You, Civil War

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

Strong, Opinions, My Own, Own, Always

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, Heart, Tree, Man, Day, World

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

Man, Woman, Day, Legacy, Black, Office

Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They'll tell you. George H. W. Bush

You, Feel, Never, Tell, Over, Ask

You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize. George H. W. Bush

People, You, Understand, Going, Hurting

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

Fire, Angry, Smoke, Black, Think, You

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right. George H. W. Bush

History, Wrong, Will, Right, Things, Out

Read my lips: no new taxes. George H. W. Bush

New, Lips, Taxes, Read, New Taxes

I'm not trying to get myself up a notch on the ladder by shoving somebody else down on the ladder, whether it's a candidate or the president of the United States or anybody else. I just don't believe that's the way one oughta campaign, I've never done that. George H. W. Bush

Myself, Believe, Down, Done, Trying, Way

It's a very good question, very direct, and I'm not going to answer it. George H. W. Bush

Good, Question, Answer, Going, Direct

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, Good Things, You, Veterans

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. George H. W. Bush

History, Me, Gender, Looking, Down, You

Old guys can still do fun things. George H. W. Bush

Fun, Old, Things, Guys, Still

Losing is tough. George H. W. Bush

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player. George H. W. Bush

Good, Know, Tennis, Pretty, Serve

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, Someone, You, Differences, News

I'm conservative, but I'm not a nut about it. George H. W. Bush

Conservative, Nut, About

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here. George H. W. Bush

Better, Here, Being, Alright, Than

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