George W. Bush Quotes - Page 19

• Nobody's ever suggested that the attacks of September the 11th were ordered by Iraq. I have suggested, however, that resentment and the lack of hope create the breeding grounds for terrorists who are willing to use suiciders to kill, to achieve an objective. I have made that case.

  George W. Bush

  September, Resentment, Achieve

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• My attitude is that when we put a youngster in harm's way, somebody who wears our nation's uniform in harm's way, he or she deserves the absolute best.

  George W. Bush

  Attitude, Uniforms, Way

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

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• Look at other countries that have tried to have federally controlled health care. They have poor-quality health care. Our health-care system is the envy of the world because we believe in making sure that the decisions are made by doctors and patients, not by officials in the nation's capital.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Believe, Doctors

  Third Presidential Debate at Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz, www.washingtonpost.com. October 13, 2004.

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• The terrorists believe that free societies are essentially corrupt and decadent and, with a few hard blows, they can force us to retreat. They are mistaken.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Blow, Retreat

  George W. Bush's address to the Nation in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 28, 2005.

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• Where we find young democracies, we need to help them. Where we find the enemy, we need to fight them. And that's exactly the Bush policy.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Enemy, Democracy

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

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• You've got to be pretty hopeless to become a suicide bomber.

  George W. Bush

  Suicide, Suicide Bombers, Bombers

  Source: www.texasmonthly.com

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• [Strong marriage] starts with being married to a remarkable person. And I am. I jokingly say that I stood up in front of a crowd once and said, "Laura's the greatest first lady ever," and then realized my mother was in the audience.

  George W. Bush

  Mother, Strong, Crowds

  Source: www.aarp.org

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• Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes.

  George W. Bush

  Body, Taxes, Raises

  George W. Bush's speech at a Town Hall Forum on Economy in Ontario, California, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. January 5, 2002.

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• There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

  George W. Bush

  Home, Action, Defeat

  "Transcript: President Bush‘s Fort Bragg speech". "Hardball with Chris Matthews", www.nbcnews.com. June 30, 2005.

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• Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.

  George W. Bush

  Mass Destruction, Iraq, Wmd

  Speech to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 12 September 2002, New York, NY

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• I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.

  George W. Bush

  Fathers Day, Dad, Succeed

  George W. Bush (2010). “Decision Points”, p.37, Random House

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• America is the largest investor in the technologies necessary to be able to say to people, 'You can grow your economy so people's standard of living can improve, and at the same time be good stewards of the environment'.

  George W. Bush

  Technology, People, Economy

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.

  George W. Bush

  Time, Dad, Guy

  Remarks by the President at John Cornyn for Senate Reception, The Hyatt Regency, Houston, Texas, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. September 26, 2002.

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• I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.

  George W. Bush

  Crazy, Believe, Men

  "Fox News Sunday" with Brit Hume, www.foxnews.com. August 3, 2003.

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• I'm excited for my little girls. When they left the nest, I was excited because they were winging their way into life.

  George W. Bush

  Girl, Nests, Littles

  Source: www.aarp.org

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• Imagine a world in which you had Saddam Hussein, who had the capacity to make a weapon of mass destruction, who was paying suiciders to kill innocent life. Imagine what the world would be like with him in power. The idea is to try to help change the Middle East. Part of the reason we went into Iraq was we thought he had weapons of mass destruction. It turns out he didn't, but he had the capacity to make weapons of mass destruction.

  George W. Bush

  Trying, World, Helping

  "'Scarborough Country' for Sept. 27". "Morning Joe" with Joe Scarborough, www.nbcnews.com. September 27, 2006.

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• I equate freedom and peace. And I believe America, given its position in the world, must use our power to promote freedom.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, America, Use

  Interview with Brit Hume, www.foxnews.com. September 23, 2003.

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• Just like we did in Japan, in South Korea. Just like is happening in Iraq. Laura [Bush] and I feel very strongly that if the United States were to leave.

  George W. Bush

  Japan, Korea, Iraq

  Source: www.aarp.org

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• I want the Iraqis to understand that we are with them and that they have to make tough decisions, and we'll help them make those tough decisions for this country, for this democracy to survive. And they've made some tough decisions.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Decision, Democracy

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

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• ...By allowing businesses to expense up to $75,000, it means somebody is more likely to buy a copying machine, or in this case, an architectural... fancy machine.

  George W. Bush

  Fun, Mean, Copying

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• First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.

  George W. Bush

  Mean, People, Killers

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• Tyrants and dictators will accept no other gods before them. They require disobedience to the First Commandment. They seek absolute control and are threatened by faith in God. They fear only the power they cannot possess - the power of truth. So they resent the living example of the devout, especially the devotion of a unique people chosen by God.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Unique, Tyrants

  "Bush Speaks At Holocaust Memorial Event". www.cnn.com. April 19, 2001.

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• Together, we will reclaim America's schools, before ignorance and apathy claim more young lives.

  George W. Bush

  School, Humor, Ignorance

  First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2001

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• Information is moving - you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.

  George W. Bush

  Moving, Information, Way

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, and defended by citizens, and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities. And when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own. America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way.

  George W. Bush

  Helping Others, Government, Law

  Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2005

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