George W. Bush Quotes About Office

• I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office.

  George W. Bush

  Mother, Children, Office

  George W. Bush Discusses North Korea, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 26, 2008.

• Politics comes and goes, but your principles don't. And everybody wants to be loved -- not everybody. ... You never heard anybody say, 'I want to be despised, I'm running for office.'

  George W. Bush

  Running, Office, Principles

• I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they're getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed in the atmosphere, and they say, man, you're looking pretty.

  George W. Bush

  Men, People, Office

  President Bush's Press Conference, www.washingtonpost.com. November 4, 2004.

• I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign policy matters with war on my mind.

  George W. Bush

  War, Office, Decision

  "'I'm a War President,' Bush Says". "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, articles.latimes.com. February 9, 2004.

• I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.

  George W. Bush

  Leadership, Smart, Long

  George W. Bush's remarks in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008.

• I got a lot of Ph.D.-types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, 'Mr. President, here's what's on my mind.' And I listen carefully to their advice. But having gathered the device, I decide, you know, I say, 'This is what we're going to do.'

  George W. Bush

  Smart, People, Office

  George W. Bush (1982). “Public paper of the presidents of the United States”, p.1262, Government Printing Office

• I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States

  George W. Bush

  Oath Of Office, President, Constitution Of The United States

• I pray daily, and I pray in all kinds of places. I mean, I pray in bed, I pray in the Oval Office. I pray a lot. And just different as the spirit moves me. And faith is an integral part of my life.

  George W. Bush

  Moving, Mean, Office

  "An Exclusive Interview With President Bush". Interview with Brit Hume, www.foxnews.com. September 23, 2003.

• See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office - I love to bring people into the Oval Office - right around the corner from here - and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person.

  George W. Bush

  People, Interesting, Office

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

  George W. Bush

  Thinking, People, Office

• You know, I could run for governor but I'm basically a media creation. I've never done anything.
  I've worked for my dad. I worked in the oil business.
  But that's not the kind of profile you have to have to get elected to public office.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Dad, Oil Business

• The Oval Office is a place where there's been, obviously, a lot of amazing experiences over a seven-and-a-half year period. My presidency is one where I've had to make some very tough decisions. I guess some presidencies are kind of - were real smooth, there were no real big issues. Well, that's not the way mine is.

  George W. Bush

  Real, Years, Issues

  Interview, www.politico.com. May 13, 2008.

• As Gerhard Schröder said in the Oval Office, a democratic Iraq is important not only to Germany, but to Europe, and he's right.

  George W. Bush

  Office, Important, Democratic

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• I came to this office to solve problems, and not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.

  George W. Bush

  Office, President, Generations

  George W. Bush's Remarks at Bush-Cheney 2004 Luncheon, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. November 13, 2003.

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