George W. Bush Quotes

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I come from the school of thought that says when people have more money in their pocket during economic times, it increases demand or investment. Small businesses begin to grow, and jobs are added.

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If I answer questions every time you ask one, expectations would be high. And as you know, I like to keep expectations low.

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And one of the challenges, of course, is to convince people that Muslims would like to be free, that there's other people other than people in Britain and America that would like to be free in the world.

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The Patriot Act has increased the flow of information within our government and it has helped break up terrorist cells in the United States of America. And the United States Congress was right to renew the terrorist act -- the Patriot Act.

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Our long-term security depends on our deep faith in liberty. And we'll continue to promote freedom around the world.

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If you're a Christian, Jew or Muslim, you're equally an American. That's the great thing about America, is the right to worship the way you see fit.

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By computerizing health records, we can avoid dangerous medical mistakes, reduce costs, and improve care

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America will not pretend that jailed dissidents prefer their chains, or that women welcome humiliation and servitude, or that any human being aspires to live at the mercy of bullies.......Liberty will come to those who love it.

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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.

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Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale.

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We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge.

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[Should] Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.

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Combat forces of the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Poland, and other countries enforced the demands of the United Nations, ended the rule of Saddam Hussein - and the people of Iraq are free.

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And our security will require all Americans to be forward-looking and resolute, to be ready for pre-emptive action.

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If you raise taxes during a recession, you head to depression.

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If the Iraqi regime is able to produce, buy or steal an amount of highly enriched uranium a little larger than a single softball, [it] could have a nuclear weapon in less than a year.

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You cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative.

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Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value... Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens, but more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the earth.

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I strongly believe what we're doing is the right thing. If I didn't believe it -- I'm going to repeat what I said before -- I'd pull the troops out, nor if I believed we could win, I would pull the troops out.

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Really proud of it. A great campaign. And I'm really pleased with the organization and the thousands of South Carolinians that worked on my behalf. And I'm very gracious and humbled.

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So I don't worry about, and people shouldn't worry about a draft I think we're in good shape, I really do. And, if not, we'll - I'll address the nation. But I don't see any need to right now.

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I got a lot of Ph.D.-types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, 'Mr. President, here's what's on my mind.' And I listen carefully to their advice. But having gathered the device, I decide, you know, I say, 'This is what we're going to do.'

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You know, if you find a person that you've never seen before getting in a crop-duster that doesn't belong to you, report it.

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History will look back, and I'm fully prepared to accept any mistakes that history judges to my administration, because the president makes the decisions, the president has to take the responsibility.

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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.

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We will not permit the triumph of violence in the affairs of men; free people will set the course of history.

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I believe the role of government is to stand side by side with our citizens to help them realize their dreams, not tell citizens how to live their lives.

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The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists. That work continues.

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Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in the long run stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty.... The global wave of democracy has barely reached the Arab states. For too long, many people in that region have been victims and subjects. They deserve to be active citizens.

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Health care costs are on the rise because the consumers are not involved in the decision-making process. Most health care costs are covered by third parties. And therefore, the actual user of health care is not the purchaser of health care. And there's no market forces involved with health care.

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