George W. Bush Quotes About Books

• One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

  George W. Bush

  Funny, Life, Book

  "Something Cool: Alec Soth's The Last Days Of W" by Anya Yurchyshyn, www.esquire.com. January 12, 2009.

• I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write.

  George W. Bush

  Book, Writing, Thinking

• We cannot blame the schools alone for the dismal decline in SAT verbal scores. When our kids come home from school do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos? Parents, don't make the mistake of thinking your kid only learns between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

  George W. Bush

  Mistake, Book, Home

• Before history is written down in books, it is written in courage.

  George W. Bush

  Wisdom, Book, History

  Fifth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 31 January 2006

• ...The God I know is one that promotes peace and freedom. But I get great sustenance from my personal relationship. That doesn't make me think I'm a better person than you are, by the way. Because one of the great admonitions in the Good Book is, don't try to take a speck out of your eye if I've got a log in my own.

  George W. Bush

  Faith, Book, Eye

  Ireland Radio and Television Interview, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 24, 2004.

• Most of you probably didn't know that I have a new book out. Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom - or, as he calls it, my accidental wit and wisdom. But I'm kind of proud that my words are already in book form.

  George W. Bush

  Book, Humor, Guy

• In this job, there are some simple pleasures that really help you cope. One is books, I mean, books are a great escape. Books are a way to get your mind on something else.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Book, Reading

• I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Zero, Book

• I think the key anecdote in the book is when Colin [Powell] and I were discussing Iraq. Colin was upstairs in the Treaty Room, in the residence. And he talks about his concerns about the use of military in Iraq. And I said I felt the same concerns, but it might be that we have to use it. In which case, he said, "I support you."

  George W. Bush

  Military, Book, Thinking

  Source: www.aarp.org

• I've written a book that hopefully will give people a sense of what [presidency] was like. I hope my friends read it and say, "Now I understand." I hope my detractors read it and say, "Well, I better understand."

  George W. Bush

  Book, People, Giving

  Source: www.aarp.org

• I don't read books, but I have friends who do.

  George W. Bush

  Book

• I'm uncomfortable trying to rush change of perception, except to the extent that I'm going to write a book.

  George W. Bush

  Book, Writing, Perception

  Source: www.texasmonthly.com

• It really gets me when the critics say I haven't done enough for the economy. I mean, look what I've done for the book publishing industry. You've heard some of the titles. 'Big Lies,' 'The Lies of George W. Bush,' 'The Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them.' I'd like to tell you I've read each of these books, but that'd be a lie.

  George W. Bush

  Liars, Lying, Book

  "War no joke for Bush at correspondents' dinner". edition.cnn.com. May 2, 2004.

• We're supposed to have guns. It says so in the Bible; and the second greatest book ever written, the Texas State Constitution.

  George W. Bush

  Book, Gun, Texas

• Look, history is interesting. I read three books on George Washington last year. And my opinion is that if they're still analyzing the first president, the 43rd president ought to be doing what he thinks is right. And eventually, historians will come and realize whether... the decisions I made made sense.

  George W. Bush

  Book, Thinking, Years

  "Bill O'Reilly's Exclusive Interview with President Bush". The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. October 20, 2006.

• I was able to adjust initially by plunging right into the book and the Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University. And it turns out that there is a good way to make a living by giving speeches.

  George W. Bush

  Book, Giving, Presidential

  Source: www.aarp.org

• Running for governor of Texas against a very popular governor [incumbent Ann Richards] was deemed to be risky. Everybody thought I would lose. As I put in my book, my mother said, "You're going to lose!"

  George W. Bush

  Mother, Running, Book

  Source: www.aarp.org

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