Author: George W. Bush Page 23

I think it's very important for world leaders to understand that when a new administration comes in, the new administration will be running the foreign policy.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The thing that’s wrong with the French is that they don’t have a word for entrepreneur.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I want everybody to hear loud and clear that I'm going to be the president of everybody.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

And my concern, David, is several.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Let's make sure that there is certainty during uncertain times in our economy.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I don’t want nations feeling like that they can bully ourselves and our allies.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think—tide turning – see, as I remember – I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I hope you leave here and walk out and say, ‘What did he say?’

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It's clearly a budget; it's got a lot of numbers in it.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

You've also got to measure in order to begin to effect change that's just more — when there's more than talk, there's just actual—a paradigm shift.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

It’s important for young men and women who look at the Nebraska champs to understand that quality of life is more than just blocking shots.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Phrases such as ‘bring them on’ or ‘dead of alive’ indicated to people that I was… you know… not a man of peace.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

There may be some tough times here in America, but this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible – whatever that means.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

We've got a lot of relations with countries in our neighborhood.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Nobody said it was going to be easy, and nobody was right.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on – shame on you; fool me – you can’t get fooled again.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation's uniform for your sacrifice.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president