Author: George W. Bush

I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Characteristics Intelligence Time

There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist; that's the most deep thought of all… I can't think of anything more deep than that right.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

I don’t do nuance.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

Iran would be dangerous if they have a nuclear weapon.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

I’m thrilled to be here in the breadbasket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America – we can feed ourselves.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

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.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

We’ve got hundreds of sites to exploit, looking for the chemical and biological weapons…

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

Whether it resonates or not doesn't matter to me, because I stand for doing what's the right thing, and what the right thing is hearing the voices of people who work.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

If you don’t stand for anything, you don’t stand for anything; if you don’t stand for something, you don’t stand for anything!

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

I think it’s really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that the sport is inclusive; the best way to do it is to convince little kids how to — the beauty of playing baseball.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious – I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Government Politics

So long as I'm the president, my measure of success is victory – and success.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

Afghanistan is the most daring and ambition mission in the history of NATO.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

And I look forward to working with Congress. As you know, appropriators are appropriators. They live up to their name, whether they be Republicans or Democrats. They like to appropriate. And our jobs as chief executives is to make sure they appropriate within reasonable levels.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town, and I’m sorry it’s the case, and I’ll work hard to try to elevate it.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms

It’s terrible how those killers at Columbine had their hearts turned dark as a result of being on the Internet.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms