George W. Bush Quotes About Winning

• ...the role of the military is to fight and win war and, therefore, prevent war from happening in the first place.

  George W. Bush

  Peace, Military, War

  George W. Bush at the first presidential debate at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts, www.debates.org. October 3, 2000.

• We've been able to watch on our television screens sophisticated weaponry find a building; and we've seen dramatic reports from the front where Pulitzer Prize-to-be winning reporters stood up and declared, the United States is attacked, and all that.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Winning, Political

• Listen, Al Gore is a very tough opponent. He is the incumbent. He represents the incumbency. And a challenger is somebody who generally comes from the pack and wins, if you're going to win. And that's where I'm coming from.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Winning, Political

  "Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

• And uh, so, I'm running for a reason. I'm answering this question here and the answer is, you cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative. And so to answer your question, I'm going to win because people sense my heart, know my sense of optimism and know where I want to lead the country. And I tease people by saying, "A leader, you can't say, follow me the world is going to be worse." I'm an optimistic person. I'm an inherently content person.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Running, Revenge

  "Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

• And we will win the war, and there will be costs. But the military folks understand that, and so do I, and so does the Secretary of Defense.

  George W. Bush

  Military, War, Winning

• The message is for everybody who wears the uniform: get ready. The United States will do what it takes to win this war... And this is an administration that is going to dedicate ourselves to winning that war.

  George W. Bush

  War, Winning, United States

  George W. Bush's Remarks in Thurmont, Maryland, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. September 15, 2001.

• It's exciting; I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Humor, Winning

• The only way we can win is if we leave before the job is...done.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Winning, Done

  George W. Bush's Remarks at Colorado Victory 2006 Rally, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. November 4, 2006.

• I think that if you don't think we're in a war that you can't win the war.

  George W. Bush

  War, Winning, Thinking

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

• I strongly believe what we're doing is the right thing. If I didn't believe it -- I'm going to repeat what I said before -- I'd pull the troops out, nor if I believed we could win, I would pull the troops out.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Winning, Troops

• Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

  George W. Bush

  War, Winning, Iraq

  Address to the Nation on the Threat of Iraq, delivered 7 October 2002, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio

• I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well paid, well trained, well equipped.

  George W. Bush

  War, Fighting, Winning

  George W. Bush's Press Conference, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. December 15, 2003.

• I dont want to win? If that were the case why the heck am I on the bus 16 hours a day, shaking thousands of hands, giving hundreds of speeches, getting pillared in the press and cartoons and still staying on message to win?

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Winning, Hands

• When our children and grandchildren look back on this period, one question will overwhelm all the rest: Did we do everything in our power to fight and to win the war on terror? That's the fundamental question this generation faces.

  George W. Bush

  Children, War, Fighting

  Speech at a Georgia rally, www.nytimes.com. October 31, 2006.

• The reason we start a war is to fight a war, win a war, thereby causing no more war!

  George W. Bush

  War, Fighting, Winning

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