Top 500 George W. Bush Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “The senator has got to understand if he’s going to have – he can’t have it both ways. He can’t take the high horse and then claim the low road.”

— George W. Bush

152. “Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories concerning the attacks of September the 11th; malicious lies that attempt to shift the blame away from the terrorists, themselves, away from the guilty.”

— George W. Bush

153. “More and more of our imports are coming from overseas.”

— George W. Bush

154. “I call my philosophy and approach compassionate conservatism. It is compassionate to actively help our fellow citizens in need. It is conservative to insist on responsibility and results. And with this hopeful approach, we will make a real difference in people’s lives.”

— George W. Bush

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155. “This is still a dangerous world. It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses.”

— George W. Bush

156. “I understand small business growth. I was one.”

— George W. Bush

157. “Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.”

— George W. Bush

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158. “I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake.”

— George W. Bush

159. “Nothing can be further than the truth.”

— George W. Bush

160. “Mathematics are one of the fundamentaries of educationalizing our youth.”

— George W. Bush

161. “The all-volunteer army works. It works particularly when we pay our troops well.”

— George W. Bush

162. “The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas.”

— George W. Bush

163. “The United States is a Christian nation founded upon Christian principles and beliefs.”

— George W. Bush

164. “I heard there’s rumors on the Internets that we’re going to have a draft.”

— George W. Bush

165. “In the long run, the right answer to unemployment is to create more jobs.”

— George W. Bush

166. “When I take action, I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It’s going to be decisive.”

— George W. Bush

167. “So long as I’m the president, my measure of success is victory – and success.”

— George W. Bush

168. “I snorted coke in college, but I didn’t inhale!”

— George W. Bush

169. “He’s my man, he was great.”

— George W. Bush

170. “I don’t think that witchcraft is a religion. I wish the military would rethink this decision.”

— George W. Bush

171. “Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather together and express gratitude for all that we have been given, the freedoms we enjoy, and the loved ones who enrich our lives. We recognize that all of these blessings, and life itself, come not from the hand of man but from Almighty God.”

— George W. Bush

172. “America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for life. This right to life cannot be granted or denied by government because it does not come from government, it comes from the creator of life.”

— George W. Bush

173. “It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then.”

— George W. Bush

174. “We really don’t need the United Nations approval to act. When it comes to our security, we do not need anyones permission.”

— George W. Bush

175. “This will not be a campaign of half measures, and we will accept no outcome except victory.”

— George W. Bush

176. “As yesterday’s positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured. – New York, Sept. 26, 2007.”

— George W. Bush

177. “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.”

— George W. Bush

178. “The best way to fight evil is to do some good. Let me qualify that – the best way to fight evil at home is to do some good. The best way to fight them abroad is to unleash the military.”

— George W. Bush

179. “I don’t read books, but I have friends who do.”

— George W. Bush

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180. “America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.”

— George W. Bush

181. “I aim to be a competitive nation.”

— George W. Bush

182. “Before history is written down in books, it is written in courage.”

— George W. Bush

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183. “Our Founding Fathers understood that our country would survive and flourish if our Nation was committed to good character and an unyielding dedication to liberty and justice for all.”

— George W. Bush

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184. “I think that if you don’t think we’re in a war that you can’t win the war.”

— George W. Bush

185. “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

186. “American nation will not wait to be attacked again. We will defend our freedom and we will take the fight to the enemy.”

— George W. Bush

187. “We do not know how much our climate could or will change in the future. We do not know how fast change will occur or even how some of our actions could impact it.”

— George W. Bush

188. “Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.”

— George W. Bush

189. “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

190. “Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right.”

— George W. Bush

191. “By promoting liberty abroad, we will build a safer world. By encouraging liberty at home, we will build a more hopeful America.”

— George W. Bush

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

— George W. Bush

193. “I fully understand some people don’t believe it’s possible for freedom and democracy to overcome this ideology of hatred. I understand that. I just happen to believe it is possible. And I believe it will happen.”

— George W. Bush

194. “America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.”

— George W. Bush

195. “We have every reason to assume the worst.”

— George W. Bush

196. “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.”

— George W. Bush

197. “Values matters well in a race.”

— George W. Bush

198. “Recognizing and confronting our history is important. Transcending our history is essential. We are not limited by what we have done, or what we have left undone. We are limited only by what we are willing to do.”

— George W. Bush

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

— George W. Bush

200. “Give me a chance to be your president and America will be safer and stronger and better.”

— George W. Bush