Top quotes by George H. W. Bush

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. Votes: 43

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. Votes: 27

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. Votes: 26

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. Votes: 23

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here. Votes: 16

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. Votes: 16

We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation. Votes: 15

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. Votes: 14

Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe. Votes: 14

The thing I miss about Air Force One is they don't lose my luggage. Votes: 14

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. Votes: 13

Every loss of life is terrible. Votes: 11

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right. Votes: 11

Our God is a forgiving God. Votes: 10

I have a form of Parkinson's disease, which I don't like. My legs don't move when my brain tells them to. It's very frustrating. Votes: 10

I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them. Votes: 10

For 18 years I have resisted talking about current events. I am not going to start now. Votes: 9

Gulf Lesson One is the value of airpower. Votes: 9

I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, and anti-racism. Votes: 8

What's wrong with being a boring kind of guy? Votes: 8

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. Votes: 7

It's a very good question, very direct, and I'm not going to answer it. Votes: 7

Old guys can still do fun things. Votes: 7

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. Votes: 6

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player. Votes: 5

I have been very happy in the House of Representatives. Votes: 5

It's much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself. Votes: 4

Law enforcement officials cannot place themselves above the law that they are sworn to defend. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 3

You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize. Votes: 2

We join Armenians around the world as we remember the terrible massacres suffered in 1915-1923 at the hands of the rulers of the Ottoman Empire. The United States responded to this crime against humanity by leading diplomatic and private relief efforts. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli! Votes: 0

There are truckloads of broccoli at this very minute descending on Washington. My family is divided. For the broccoli vote out there: Barbara loves broccoli. She has tried to make me eat it. She eats it all the time herself. So she can go out and meet the caravan of broccoli that's coming in. Votes: 0

To those men and women in business, remember the ultimate end of your work: to make a better product, to create better lives. I ask you to plan for the longer term and avoid that temptation of quick and easy paper profits. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it. Votes: 0

I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another. Votes: 0

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Be strong,be kind,be generous of spirit, be understanding and let people know how grateful you are.Dont get even.Comfort the ones i've hurt and let down.Say your prayers and ask for Gods understanding and strength.Finish with a smile and some gustoand do what's' right and finish strong. Votes: 0

The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor. Votes: 0

A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism. Votes: 0

We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God. Votes: 0

My grandkids say, "Reality Bites." O.K., but it also challenges and rewards... I believe our best days are yet to come. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

But I see history as a book with many pages--and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

People say I'm indecisive, but I don't know about that. Votes: 0

I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the Decade of the Brain. I call upon all public officials and the people of the United States to observe that decade with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Votes: 0

We have ...drawn a line in the sand. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

At Odessa we became Texans, and proud of it. Votes: 0

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God. Votes: 0

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

My vision of a 'new world order' foresees a United Nations with a revitalized peacekeeping function. Votes: 0

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels. Votes: 0

Thousand points of light. Votes: 0

The potential of this nation is as boundless as the imagination and drive of the American people. . . . Quality management is not just a step. It must be a new style of working. Even a new style of thinking. The dedication to quality and excellence is more than good business; it's a way of life. Votes: 0

You know I vowed when I became President not to talk about the loneliest toughest job in the world and I didn't. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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 immune from this kind of dastardly attack. And so I worry about that a lot. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down, Votes: 0

By the year 2000, all Americans must be able to set the clocks on their VCRs. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

No, I'm not anguished and tormented. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The glory of being a carrier pilot has certainly worn off. Votes: 0

I can't ever remember sitting around and saying, 'gosh let's hurry up and get these debates going, that'll win it for me.' Nope. Votes: 0

Read my lips: no new taxes. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm a conservative, but I'm not a nut about it. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I am not one who - who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around. Votes: 0

...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.[I]would allocate additional resources to enforcing the border, so states such as Texas and California would not have the huge expenses they currently do. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

A new breeze is blowing, and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on. There is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. There are times when the future seems thick as a fog; you sit and wait, hoping the mists will lift and reveal the right path. But this is a time when the future seems a door you can walk right through into a room called tomorrow. Votes: 0

A new breeze is blowing--and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on: there is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. Votes: 0

A President is neither prince nor pope, and I don't seek a window on men's souls. In fact, I yearn for a greater tolerance, an easy-goingness about each other's attitudes and way of life. Votes: 0

A time of historic change is no time for recklessness. Votes: 0

A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

America needs to be a lot more like the Waltons and a lot less like the Simpsons. Votes: 0

American business can out-think, out-work, out-perform any nation in the world. But we can't beat the competition if we don't get in the ball game. Votes: 0

America's freedom is the example to which the world expires. Votes: 0

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." Votes: 0

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others. Votes: 0

Appeasement does not work. As was the case in the 1930s, we see in Saddam Hussein an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

As you know, in the 2000 campaign I articulated a point of view that we ought to have personal savings accounts for younger workers that would make sure those younger workers receive benefits equal to or greater than that which is expected, ... I still maintain the same position. Votes: 0

Atheists are not Americans. Votes: 0

Be bold in your caring, and be bold in your dreaming. Votes: 0

Both must make tangible, immediate steps toward this vision. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

By the grace of God, we won the Cold War. Votes: 0

Communism didn't fall. It was pushed. Votes: 0

Competence is a narrow ideal. Competence makes the trains run on time but doesn't know where they're going. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view. Votes: 0

Don't try to fine-tune somebody else's view. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Education is not complete unless we teach our children not only how to read and write but the difference between right and wrong. Votes: 0

Education is the key to opportunity. It's a ticket out of poverty. Votes: 0

Equality begins with economic empowerment. Votes: 0

Every American expects and deserves clean air, and then we act on that belief, then we will set an example for the rest of the world to follow. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Fluency in English is something that I'm often not accused of. Votes: 0

Freedom and the power to choose should not be the privilege of wealth. They are the birthright of every American. Votes: 0

From last night's All Together Now, a Celebration of Service: There can be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Great nations of the world are moving toward democracy. Votes: 0

I believe we should make use of what we know. We know that the future of the Earth must not be compromised. Votes: 0

I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger. Votes: 0

I don't like dynasty and legacy. But I think there's a period in the U.S. history where Bushes have been in the forefront. Votes: 0

I don't write letters anymore. Votes: 0

I firmly believed we should not march into Baghdad ...To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us and make a broken tyrant, into a latter-day Arab hero. Votes: 0

I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of [CIA] sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious, of traitors. Votes: 0

I have survivor's curiosity, I guess. Votes: 0

I hope I stand for antibigotry, anti-Semitism, antiracism. This is what drives me. Votes: 0

I hope my own children never have to fight a war. Votes: 0

I just sit ther and do what I vowed I would never do - talk back to the television. Votes: 0

I know this about the American people: We welcome competition. We'll match our ingenuity, our energy, our experience and technology, our spirit and enterprise against anyone. Votes: 0

I put confidence in the American people, in their ability to sort through what is fair and what is unfair, what is ugly and what is unugly. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I think 9/11 guaranteed that national security is going to be in the forefront of every election. Votes: 0

I think I'd be a better president because I was in combat. Votes: 0

I think in defeat you grope for things that are happy, and it's hard. Votes: 0

I try to hold my charisma in check. Votes: 0

I want a kinder, gentler nation. Votes: 0

I want to make sure everybody who has a job wants a job. Votes: 0

I was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make-it-on-my-own kinda thing. Votes: 0

I will never apologize for the United States of America - I don't care what the facts are. Said after 'Vincennes' shot down an Iranian Airliner. Votes: 0

I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions, You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried. Votes: 0

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 are really matters in life. And I know that. I see it so clearly now. Votes: 0

If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts. Votes: 0

If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched. Votes: 0

If we have learned anything in the past quarter century, it is that we cannot Federalize Virtue. Votes: 0

If you believe that there's a being superior to yourself and that will guide you, strengthen you that helps a lot but, you know, you just have to stay the course. You just got to stay in there. You cannot be waffling or taking a poll to see what people think. You have to do what you think is right. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

If you're worried about caribou, take a look at the arguments that were used about the pipeline. They'd say the caribou would be extinct. You've got to shake them away with a stick. They're all making love lying up against the pipeline and you got thousands of caribou up there. Votes: 0

I'm conservative, but I'm not a nut about it. Votes: 0

I'm not what you call your basic intellectual. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity. Votes: 0

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.. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It is the sacred principles enshrined in the United Nations charter to which the American people will henceforth pledge their allegiance. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It's amazing how many people beat you at golf now that you're no longer president. Votes: 0

It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends, and it's not the glamour of the Presidency, or the wonder of going to receive the Nobel Prize. All those are important, of course. But maybe it's just that I'm 71 years old now. It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends. I would tell them that. Don't forget that. In your brilliance, don't turn your back on your friends. Don't think you're entitled to something, you're smarter than the next guy. Votes: 0

It's not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams...and understand the heartbeat of the country. Votes: 0

It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances. Votes: 0

I've often thought that the process of aging could be slowed down if it had to go through Congress. Votes: 0

Know what you're talking about. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Let's forgive the Nazi war criminals. Votes: 0

May God bless those who died and bless their families. With regards, George Bush. Votes: 0

My favorite picture is a picture of American soldiers surrounding a guy in a foxhole, Iraqi soldier, and the American guy says, "We're not going to harm you. We're American soldiers." Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They'll tell you. Votes: 0

No generation can escape history. Votes: 0

No president can easily commit our sons and daughters to war. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Now that I am no longer President, I find I can no longer win every game of golf I play. Votes: 0

Now we can see a new world coming into view, a world where there is a very real prospect of a New World Order. Votes: 0

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.' Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Ozone Man, Ozone. He's crazy, way out, far out, man. Votes: 0

People must be free to work, to save, to own their own home, to take risks, to invest in each other and, in essence, to control their own lives. Votes: 0

Read my lips-NO NEW TAXES! Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Study hard; and you might grow up to be President. But let's face it: Even then, you'll never make as much money as your dog. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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! Votes: 0

The American way of life is not negotiable. Votes: 0

The Cold War began with the division of Europe. It can only end when Europe is whole. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The Democrats just want to ram it down my ear with a victory Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The longer our graduation lines are today, the shorter our unemployment lines will be tomorrow. Votes: 0

The only time I had any butterflies was when I stood up and backed toward the open door and looked down. Votes: 0

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... Votes: 0

The problem with the French is that they have no word for entrepreneur. Votes: 0

The rigidity of those pledges is something I don't like. The circumstances change and you can't be wedded to some formula by Grover Norquist. It's"”who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway? Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The United States is the best and fairest and most decent nation on the face of the earth. Votes: 0

The United States will continue its efforts to improve our understanding of climate change - to seek hard data, accurate models, and new ways to improve the science - and determine how best to meet these tremendous challenges. Votes: 0

There are singular moments in history, dates that divide all that goes before from all that comes after. Votes: 0

There are things we can do to give us a little more attention.... I've got to look more frantic. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

There is no greater advocate of perestroika than the president of the United States. Votes: 0

There's a second life involved. No matter what your position is on abortion or the death penalty, you shouldn't put a pregnant woman to death. Votes: 0

Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education. Votes: 0

This aggression will not stand Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

This government to government relationship is the result of sovereign and independent tribal governments being incorporated into the fabric of our Nation, of Indian tribes becoming what our courts have come to refer to as quasi-sovereign domestic dependent nations. Over the years the relationship has flourished, grown, and evolved into a vibrant partnership in which over 500 tribal governments stand shoulder to shoulder with the other governmental units that form our Republic. Votes: 0

This is a fact: Strength in the pursuit of peace is no vice; isolation in the pursuit of security is no virtue. Votes: 0

Unlike Churchill, I have no plans to shape history. . . . Socrates gave advice Votes: 0

War is never cheap or easy. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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! Votes: 0

We are not the sum of our possessions. Votes: 0

We don't think of ourselves as a dynasty. I really hope some of my grandkids will be actively involved in politics. Votes: 0

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America. Votes: 0

We have a right to expect a police force that protects our citizens and behaves in a responsible manner... in the American conscience there is no room for bigotry and racism. Votes: 0

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, rules all 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 forces to fulfill the promise and vision of its founders. Votes: 0

We have had triumphs, we have made mistakes, we have had sex. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

We sue each other too much and care for each other too little. Votes: 0

Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace. Votes: 0

We're enjoying sluggish times, and not enjoying them very much. Votes: 0

We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like The Waltons and less like The Simpsons. Votes: 0

When America is stronger, the world is safer. Votes: 0

When I need a little advice about Saddam Hussein, I turn to country music. Votes: 0

Whoever says Americas best days are behind it are looking the wrong direction. Votes: 0

Yogi's been an inspiration to me, not only because of his baseball skills, but of course for the enduring mark he left on the English language. Some in the press corps think he might even be my speechwriter. Votes: 0

You do not reform a world by ignoring it. Votes: 0

You got to wrestle with your conscience. You got to listen to people. It doesn't come so easy to me that this is right and that's wrong. It's never that simple. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Competence is the creed of the technocrat who makes sure the gears mesh but doesn't for a second understand the magic of the machine. Votes: 0

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right. Votes: 0

Never answer a hypothetical question. It gets you beyond where you want to be. Votes: 0