George W. Bush Quotes, People Quotes, President Quotes

Let me start off by saying that in 2000 I said, 'Vote for me. I'm an agent of change.' In 2004, I said, 'I'm not interested in change - I want to continue as president.' Every candidate has got to say 'change.' That's what the American people expect.

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And I, unfortunately, have been to too many disasters as president.

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[My father] taught me (at least he showed me) a dignified way to be a former president is that once you're off the stage, you're off the stage.

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Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last.

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I am the President of the United States of America, clothed in immense power! You will procure me these votes.

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Oh, if only I could be President and Congress, too, just for ten minutes.

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George H. W. Bush is gracious. And I'm not saying any of the former presidents aren't gracious, I'm just saying, this man is gracious.

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Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited.

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Hunger, disease and poverty can lead to global instability and leave a vacuum for extremism to fill. So instead of just managing poverty, we must offer nations and people a pathway out of poverty. And as president I've made development a pillar of our foreign policy, alongside diplomacy and defense.

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I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas. --George W. Bush, on the former South African president, who is still very much alive, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2007

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One of the things I learned as president is that your life is just not going to unfold the way you want it to. There will be surprises, challenges, and therefore the question is how you deal with the unexpected.

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I've come to embrace the notion that I haven't done enough in my life. I've come to confirm that one's title, even a title like president of the United States, says very little about how well one's life has been led. No matter how much you've done or how successful you've been, there's always more to do, always more to learn, and always more to achieve.

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I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one.

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When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation.

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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.

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I would a great deal rather be anything, say professor of history, than vice president.

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The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

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We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.

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I have had a great time as president.

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You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right?

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