Top 500 George W. Bush Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “I will never relent in defending America – whatever it takes.”

— George W. Bush

352. “Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time everywhere.”

— George W. Bush

353. “I think we’re making progress. We understand where the power of this country lay. It lies in the hearts and souls of Americans. It must lay in our pocketbooks. It lies in the willingness for people to work hard.”

— George W. Bush

354. “One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise above that which is expected.”

— George W. Bush

355. “I’m for a stronger death penalty.”

— George W. Bush

356. “I gave them a fair warning.”

— George W. Bush

357. “The problem with golf is I have to deal with a humiliation factor.”

— George W. Bush

358. “I haven’t had a chance to talk, but I’m confident we’ll get a bill that I can live with if we don’t.”

— George W. Bush

359. “This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It’s what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve.”

— George W. Bush

360. “I’m going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there’s an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.”

— George W. Bush

361. “The best way to defend America in this world we live in is to stay on the offense.”

— George W. Bush

362. “Each day millions of our citizens approach our Maker on bended knee, seeking His grace and giving thanks for the many blessings He bestows upon us.”

— George W. Bush

363. “In the future history will be made only by us.”

— George W. Bush

364. “I just remember, all I’m doing is remembering when I was a kid I remember that they used to put out there in the old west, a wanted poster. It said: “Wanted, Dead or Alive.” All I want and America wants him brought to justice. That’s what we want.”

— George W. Bush

365. “One of the very difficult parts of the decision I made on the financial crisis was to use hardworking people’s money to help prevent there to be a crisis.”

— George W. Bush

366. “People love America. Sometimes they don’t like the decisions made by America, but I don’t think you want a president who tries to become popular and does the wrong thing.”

— George W. Bush

367. “The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope – an ideology of hate – excuse me – with an ideology of hope.”

— George W. Bush

368. “Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction.”

— George W. Bush

369. “People should be allowed to express their opinion. But, Americans need to know I’ll be making up my mind based upon the latest intelligence and how best to protect our own country, plus our friends and allies.”

— George W. Bush

370. “Some of the scientists, I believe, haven’t they been changing their opinion a little bit on global warming? There’s a lot of differing opinions and before we react I think it’s best to have the full accounting, full understanding of what’s taking place.”

— George W. Bush

371. “I don’t think our troops ought to be used for what’s called nation building.”

— George W. Bush

372. “We believe in peace. We strongly believe in freedom. Where we see suffering we will help. And rather than try to offset a nation, why not join nations together to achieve kind of big objectives?”

— George W. Bush

373. “Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes!”

— George W. Bush

374. “It is time to set aside the old partisan bickering and finger-pointing and name-calling that comes from freeing parents to make different choices for their children.”

— George W. Bush

375. “I think the fundamentals of the economy are finally in the electronic economy and they are strong are we have reason for great optimism.”

— George W. Bush

376. “Deeply impressed with the blessing which we enjoy, and of which we have much manifold proofs, my mind is irresistibly drawn to that Almighty Being, the great source source from whence they proceed and whom our most grateful acknowledgements are due.”

— George W. Bush

377. “Americans to bow our heads in humility before our Heavenly Father, a God who calls us not to judge our neighbors, but to love them, to ask His guidance upon our nation and its leaders in every level of government.”

— George W. Bush

378. “I suspected there would be a good-size crowd once the word got out about my hanging.”

— George W. Bush

379. “Those who feel like they can intimidate our fellow citizens to take out their anger don’t represent the best of America, they represent the worst of humankind, and they should be ashamed of that kind of behavior.”

— George W. Bush

380. “I worry about a culture that devalues life and believe as your president I have an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.”

— George W. Bush

381. “The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.”

— George W. Bush

382. “Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead.”

— George W. Bush

383. “I’ve made it clear, Madam President, that the war against terrorism is not a war against Muslims, nor is it a war against Arabs. It’s a war against evil people who conduct crimes against innocent people.”

— George W. Bush

384. “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

385. “Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage. The outcome of this debate is important-and so is the way we conduct it. The same moral tradition that defines marriage also teaches that each individual has dignity and value in God’s sight.”

— George W. Bush

386. “The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.”

— George W. Bush

387. “I am a war president.”

— George W. Bush

388. “We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, and more than a century after slavery was officially ended in its last strongholds, the trade in human beings for any purpose must not be allowed to thrive in our time.”

— George W. Bush

389. “Libraries promote the sharing of knowledge, connecting people of all ages with valuable information resources. These dynamic and modern institutions, and the librarians who staff them, add immeasurably to our quality of life.”

— George W. Bush

390. “I would still invade Iraq even if Iraq never existed.”

— George W. Bush

391. “There’s not going to be enough people in the system to take advantage of people like me.”

— George W. Bush

392. “I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese – that meant that they weren’t very effective.”

— George W. Bush

393. “This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.”

— George W. Bush

394. “Renewing the promise of America begins with upholding the dignity of human life.”

— George W. Bush

395. “I will always stand firm to protect the sanctity of marriage. I believe it is important to work with people to find common ground on difficult issues.”

— George W. Bush

396. “The thing that’s important for me is to remember what’s the most important thing.”

— George W. Bush

397. “I talked to my little brother, Jeb – I haven’t told this to many people. But he’s the governor of – I shouldn’t call him my little brother – my brother, Jeb, the great Governor of Texas.”

— George W. Bush

398. “For decades, free nations tolerated oppression in the Middle East for the sake of stability. In practice, this approach brought little stability and much oppression, so I have changed this policy.”

— George W. Bush

399. “For every fatal shooting, there are about 3 non-fatal shootings. Folks, this is unacceptable in America.”

— George W. Bush

400. “You’ve just got to do what you think is right, and just make the decisions based upon noble causes. And a noble cause is peace and security and freedom.”

— George W. Bush