George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
There's this kind of almost - kind of a weird kind of elitism that says well maybe - maybe certain people in certain parts of the world shouldn't be free; maybe it's best just to let them sit in these tyrannical societies. And our foreign policy rejects that concept. And we don't accept it. And so we're working.
I am comfortable that the principles that I articulated were never compromised.
American foreign policy must be more than the management of crisis. It must have a great and guiding goal: to turn this time of American influence into generations of democratic peace.
The thing that's wrong with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur
I believe that we're in an ideological struggle; I believe the only way to marginalize those who murder the innocent, to achieve our ideological objectives, is to spread democracy and freedom.
I am comfortable knowing that I put my heart and soul into the presidency.
I am a person who looks long-term, and I recognize the path we need to take. There will be moments when people are unhappy and disgruntled with some decision-making. Nonetheless, what matters most is to reach the destination. And my job as President is to see clearly where I want to go and be steadfast in my resolve to realize that vision
First of all, in principle, I'm against physician-assisted suicide, and secondly, I believe it is the prerogative of the federal government to control drug rules. And the idea of using a controlled substance to end somebody's life is something I don't agree with. I can see the idea of using controlled substances to ease somebody's pain. That makes sense.
The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.
If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us.
Always chew on your pretzels before you swallow.
I think it is a worthy goal in America to have every child protected by law and welcomed in life. I also think we ought to continue to have good adoption law as an alternative to abortion.
Men are like bank accounts. Without a lot of money they don't generate a lot of interest.
This case has had full analyzation and has been looked at a lot. I understand the emotionality of death penalty cases.
The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.
Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along. And even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to travel.
I reads every chance I can gets.
It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.
The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.
I don't make any apologies for what I do on the campaign trail.