GEORGE W. BUSH QUOTES

American politician & U.S. President (1946- )

Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.

GEORGE W. BUSH

advice while quail hunting, January 22, 2004


No President has ever done more for human rights than I have.

GEORGE W. BUSH

The New Yorker, January 19, 2004


This is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite; I call you my base.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech to Al Smith Dinner for charity, October 20, 2000


The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

GEORGE W. BUSH

2nd Inaugural Address, January 20, 2005


Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech to National Endowment for Democracy, October 6, 2005

Tags: terrorism


We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, December 18, 2005


I'm a uniter, not a divider.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Salon Magazine, May 6, 1999


I don't think you should support the death penalty to seek revenge. I don't think that's right. I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves other people's lives.

GEORGE W. BUSH

presidential debate, October 17, 2000


Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking."

GEORGE W. BUSH

attributed, 1001 Greatest Things Ever Said About Texas


In recent weeks we learned that scientists have created human embryos in test tubes solely to experiment on them. This is deeply troubling, and a warning sign that should prompt all of us to think through these issues very carefully. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare body parts or creating life for our convenience. I strongly oppose cloning. And while we must devote enormous energy to conquering disease, it is equally important that we pay attention to the moral concerns raised by the new frontier of human embryo stem cell research. Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.

GEORGE W. BUSH

radio address, August 11, 2001


The best way to get the news is from objective sources, and the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.

GEORGE W. BUSH

FOX interview, September 23, 2003


I think we all agree, the past is over.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000


We may discover resources on the moon or Mars that will boggle the imagination, that will test our limits to dream. And the fascination generated by further exploration will inspire our young people to study math, and science, and engineering and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech at NASA Headquarters, January 14, 2004


A dictatorship would be a lot easier ... so long as I'm the dictator.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Governing Magazine, July 1998


Mankind is drawn to the heavens for the same reason we were once drawn into unknown lands and across the open sea. We choose to explore space because doing so improves our lives, and lifts our national spirit. So let us continue the journey.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech at NASA Headquarters, January 14, 2004


While we must devote enormous energy to conquering disease, it is equally important that we pay attention to the moral concerns raised by the new frontier of human embryo stem cell research. Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, August 9, 2001


In my sentences I go where no man has gone before.

GEORGE W. BUSH

remarks at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, March 29, 2001


I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it...I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet...I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't -- you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one.

GEORGE W. BUSH

press conference, April 3, 2004


More and more of our imports come from overseas.

GEORGE W. BUSH

speech, September 25, 2000


Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Address to a Joint Session of Congress, September 20, 2001