J.M. Bush Quotes

We cannot show weakness in this world today

If you look at my policies they're all aimed at empowering people to make their own decisions.

We believe in peace. We strongly believe in freedom. Where we see suffering we will help. And rather than try to offset a nation, why not join nations together to achieve kind of big objectives?

I firmly believe that a free Iraq will be a catalyst to other substantive and important changes in that part of the world.

I vowed to our countrymen that I would do everything I could to protect the American people... That's why I said to Afghanistan: If you harbor a terrorist, you're just as guilty as the terrorist.

Our law enforcement must have every tool necessary to find and disrupt terrorists at home and abroad. That's the task of the 21st century.

Embryonic stem-cell research requires the destruction of life to create a stem cell. That's why I think we've got to be very careful in balancing the ethics and the science.

I have made a lot of tactical decisions that historians will look back and say: He shouldn't have done that. He shouldn't have made that decision. And I'll take responsibility for them. I'm human.

The biggest threat facing America is terrorists with weapons of mass destruction.

The great contest for the presidency is about the future, who can lead, who can get things done.

A president must make decisions based upon principle and stand by the principles by which he makes decisions in order to achieve peace.

So many people commute in this country by car long enough distances to really cut into their income, their real income, that they would change their vote based on gas prices.

I think the fundamentals of the economy are finally in the electronic economy and they are strong are we have reason for great optimism.

Ronald Reagan was a great role model for Respublicans party, and I think for most people. But he was a fellow that the American public just intuitively loved so much, that he could always get credit.

I was always at about 70/30. About 70 percent of the people of my district appreciated me, and about 30 percent had quite another view of me.

Democrats don't want you to know what their tax plans are. They just don't want you to know.

We face an enemy that is brutal. There is no negotiation with these people. You can't try to talk reason into these totalitarians.

On all vital measures, measures necessary to protect you, the Democrats in Washington follow a simple philosophy: Just say no.

It's important that the United States not forget the lessons of September the 11th, 2001. I assure you, I'm not going to forget them.

When you see a threat, you just can't hope for the best in this day and age, where terrorists are capable of inflicting damage on the homeland.

In this global war against extremists who use murder as a weapon, Iraq is now the central front.

It's important to listen to the words of the enemy if you're in war.

I think if we have a policy of zero violence, it won't be met, but the policy of getting the Iraqis in the fight and marginalizing those who are trying to stir up trouble will be effective.

Culture of life is really important for a country to have if it's going to be a hospitable society.

After 9/11, I told the American people I would do everything in my power to protect the country, within the law, and that's exactly how I conduct my presidency.

Yes, we [USA] can be safe and secure, if we stay on the offense against the terrorists and if we spread freedom and liberty around the world.

USA have got a comprehensive strategy to not only chase down the Al Qaida, wherever it exists - but to make sure that countries that harbor terrorists are held to account.

I come from the school of thought that says when people have more money in their pocket during economic times, it increases demand or investment. Small businesses begin to grow, and jobs are added.

What I really think is going to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment.

Every action being taken against terrorists requires court order, requires scrutiny.

I think whoever is the president [he] must guard your liberties, must not erode your rights in America.

I think our seniors deserve a modern medical system.

It's hard to plan and plot attacks against America if you're on the run, and that's exactly what our brave professionals are doing.

They [terrorists] are trying to evoke sympathy for themselves. They're not sympathetic people. They're violent, cold-blooded killers who are trying to stop the advance of freedom.

Hezbollah is not a state. They're a, you know, supposed political party that happens to be armed.

An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.

It's essential that we do what's right - not necessarily what appears to be immediately popular.

I feel that it's important our professionals have the tools to keep the enemy, to stop their attacks.

There are important questions about protecting and securing the border, but we don't need to build a wall.

Everybody who aspires to high positions of leadership in their state and in their country should be willing to take unscreened, unrehearsed questions from the people who pay their salary.

It comes down to a choice between the Little Sisters and Big Brother, and I'm going with the Sisters.

Donald [Trump], is great at - at the one-liners, but he's a chaos candidate.

There should be full engagement to protect our country from a grave threat, which is the weakest foreign policy since Jimmy Carter.

Obama doesn't believe in American leadership and the net result is we have a caliphate the size of Indiana.

Government is basically a parasite, and if the host doesn't grow, then government suffers.

You have to maintain your principles but have a broader appeal.

I admire John Boehner greatly. He's a great public servant. I think people are going to miss him in the long run because he's a person that is focused on solving problems.

I've never heard anybody in my family say anything but good things about Rick Perry.

Everything's viewed with a political lens in Washington, and that's just the nature of the beast, and it is what it is.

I think the voters can make up their own minds.