George W. Bush Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge.”

“Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.”

“We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.”

“And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there.”

“People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or here's an idea for a speech.' They're changed. Trust me.”

“It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.”

“I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.”

“I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write.”

“America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.”

“Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.”