J.M. Bush Quotes

I don't see how we can allow public dollars to fund programs where spite and hate is the core of the message.

In the future history will be made only by us.

I believe in open government. I've always believed in open government. I don't e-mail, however. And there's a reason: I don't want you reading my personal stuff.

I don't think you're entitled to read my mail between my daughters and me.

If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us.

The press in America has never been stronger and never been freer and never been more vibrant, sometimes to my chagrin, and a lot of times to my delight.

I've been trying to tame our press corps ever since I got into politics, and I've failed miserably. They get to express their opinions sometimes in the form of news.

It is human choices that move events.

Evil knows no holiday.

The worst of Nature brings out the best in our fellow human beings.

I was taught that we should look after the beam in our own eye before searching for the mote in someone else's.

I'm not a textbook player. I'm a gut player.

You cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative.

I'm absolutely confident that everybody that's been put to death is two things: One, they're guilty of the crime charged, and, secondly, they had full access to our courts, both state and federal.

I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that.

I believe in grace because I've seen it and peace because I've felt it and forgiveness because I've needed it.

We honor the heritage of all who come here, no matter where they come from, because we trust in our country's genius for making us all Americans - one nation under God.

Americans do not turn away from duties because they are hard.

We're going to get [bin Laden]. Dead or alive, it doesn't matter to me.

Liberty is the right and hope of all humanity.

Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right.

I think it's very important for people who are serving (in office) to make sure there's a separation of church and state.

It's important for the writers of the presidential daily brief to feel comfortable that the documents will never be politicized and/or unnecessarily exposed for public purview.

Now that I've got the will of the people at my back, I'm going to start enforcing the one-question rule. That was three questions.

And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .

[Should] Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.

The Iraqi regime is a threat of unique urgency. [...] It has developed weapons of mass death.

I think the intelligence I get is darn good intelligence.

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

King Fahd was a man of wisdom and a leader who commanded respect throughout the entire world. He was a friend and strong ally of the United States for decades.

We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy ... I think the system basically is sound. I truly do.

The market is in the process of correcting itself.

I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at.

What people can dream, people can do.

This Thanksgiving, Americans are especially thankful for our freedom, and we are especially thankful to you, those who keep us free.

Not every action requires military action. As a matter of fact, military action is the very last resort for us.

A good run adds a little bounce to my step. I get a certain amount of self-esteem from it.

For decades, free nations tolerated oppression in the Middle East for the sake of stability. In practice, this approach brought little stability and much oppression, so I have changed this policy.

[T]he course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others. Whatever action is required, whenever action is necessary, I will defend the freedom and security of the American people.

What Texans can dream, Texans can do.

Nothing can be further than the truth.

Fathers have a unique and irreplaceable role in the lives of children.

I come from a different generation from my Dad.

If I answer questions every time you ask one, expectations would be high. And as you know, I like to keep expectations low.

We will build our defenses beyond challenge, lest weakness invite challenge. We will confront weapons of mass destruction, so that a new century is spared new horrors.

Over my tenure as governor, I have come not only to respect the political muscle of the Federation; I've come to respect the brains. All of us depend on your efforts and energies.

Nobody really likes to be lectured a lot. And, therefore, if you want to be an effective person, what you don't do is scold the person publicly all the time.

I understand politics and I know there's gonna be a lot of verbage.

Russia's most precious resource is the brain power of this country. And you've got a lot of it. It's going to take a lot of brains in Russia to create a drain.

The Bob Jones policy on interracial dating, I mean I spoke out on interracial dating. I spoke against that. I spoke out against interracial dating. I support the policy of interracial dating.