George H. W. Bush Quotes

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A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree.

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We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order —a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.

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Be strong,be kind,be generous of spirit, be understanding and let people know how grateful you are. Don't get even.Comfort the ones I've hurt and let down.Say your prayers and ask for Gods understanding and strength.Finish with a smile and some gusto and do what's' right and finish strong.

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We cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend, a loving parent, a citizen who leaves his home, his neighborhood and town better than he found it.

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The liberation of Kuwait has begun. In conjunction with the forces of our coalition partners, the United States has moved under the code name Operation Desert Storm to enforce the mandates of the United Nations Security Council.

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I believe with all my heart that one cannot be America's president without a belief in God, without the strength that your faith gives you.

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As for me, tough duty though it may be, I continue to do my part for the commercial recreation industry. Fishing, boating, tennis, golf, running, hunting, and all of this. Horseshoes. It's tough duty. Somebody has to do it, and I'm going to keep on.

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The longer our graduation lines are today, the shorter our unemployment lines will be tomorrow.

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We can find meaning and reward by serving some higher purpose than ourselves, a shining purpose, the illumination of a Thousand Points of Light...We all have something to give.

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The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.

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International exchanges are not a great tide to sweep away all differences, but they will slowly wear away at the obstacles to peace as surely as water wears away a hard stone.

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Tonight, as I see the drama of democracy unfolding around the globe, perhaps—perhaps we are closer to that new world than ever before.

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We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.

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Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions of our veterans, the lifesaving work of our scientists and physicians, and generosity of countless individuals who voluntarily give of their time, talents, and energy to help others-all have enriched humankind and affirmed the importance of our Judeo-Christian heritage in shaping our government and values.

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I do not like broccoli and I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli. Now look, this is the last statement I'm going to have on broccoli. There are truckloads of broccoli at this very minute descending on Washington. My family is divided. For the broccoli vote out there: Barbara loves broccoli. She has tried to make me eat it. She eats it all the time herself. So she can go out and meet the caravan of broccoli that's coming in.

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By the year 2000, all Americans must be able to set the clocks on their VCRs.

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Most of the money that President Clinton and I raised has not been spent yet, and it will go into reconstruction. … This is bigger than politics; this is about saving lives, and I must confess I'm getting a huge kick out of it.

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We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God.

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The Government is here to serve, but it cannot replace individual service. And shouldn't all of us who are public servants also set an example of service as private citizens? So, I want to ask all of you, and all the appointees in this administration, to do what so many of you already do: to reach out and lend a hand. Ours should be a nation characterized by conspicuous compassion, generosity that is overflowing and abundant.

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And I'm not a student of religion, but I don't find anything in what the principal teachings of Islam that put us in contradiction at all. In fact, the principles are the same as what-we have a diverse religious culture. But it's kindness, it's be good to your neighbor, it's love, and it's take care of children. It's all these things that-so there's no anti-Islam.

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Appeasement does not work. As was the case in the 1930s, we see in Saddam Hussein an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors.

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Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective - a New World Order - can emerge... Now, we can see a New World Order coming into view. A world in which there is a very real prospect for a New World Order...A world where the United Nations, freed from a Cold War stalemate, is poised to fulfill the historic vision of its founders.

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I believe we should make use of what we know. We know that the future of the Earth must not be compromised.

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It is possible to tell things by a handshake. I like the "looking in the eye" syndrome. It conveys interest. I like the firm, though not bone crushing shake. The bone crusher is trying too hard to "macho it.: The clammy or diffident handshake — fairly or unfairly — get me off to a bad start with a person.

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You don't have to go to college to be a success … We need the people who run the offices, the people who do the hard physical work of our society.

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I count my blessings for the fact I don't have to go into that pit that John Major stands in, nose-to-nose with the opposition, all yelling at each other.

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I will keep America moving forward, always forward – for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand points of light.

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No nation can fully understand itself or find its place in the world if it does not look with clear eyes at all the glories and disgraces, too, of the past. We, in the United States, acknowledge such an injustice in our own history: The internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry was a great injustice, and it will never be repeated.

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Freedom and the power to choose should not be the privilege of wealth. They are the birthright of every American.

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Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering.

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