Quotes by George H. W. Bush

About George H. W. Bush:

George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993, and the 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989). A Republican, he previously served as a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. He is the oldest living former President and Vice President. He is also the last living former President who is a veteran of World War II. Bush is often referred to as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", or "George Bush Sr." to distinguish him from his son, former President George W. Bush. Prior to his son's presidency, he was known simply as George Bush or President Bush.
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I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it.

George H. W. Bush

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

George H. W. Bush

America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world.

George H. W. Bush

Read my lips: no new taxes.

George H. W. Bush

I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality.

George H. W. Bush

I'm not trying to get myself up a notch on the ladder by shoving somebody else down on the ladder, whether it's a candidate or the president of the United States or anybody else. I just don't believe that's the way one oughta campaign, I've never don...

George H. W. Bush

I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, and anti-racism.

George H. W. Bush

The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how n...

George H. W. Bush

I have a form of Parkinson's disease, which I don't like. My legs don't move when my brain tells them to. It's very frustrating.

George H. W. Bush

Old guys can still do fun things.

George H. W. Bush

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

George H. W. Bush

You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize.

George H. W. Bush

I think I'd be a better president because I was in combat.

George H. W. Bush

What's wrong with being a boring kind of guy?

George H. W. Bush

I'm a conservative, but I'm not a nut about it.

George H. W. Bush

I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.

George H. W. Bush

Lincoln said you cannot be President without spending some item on your knees. I have repeated that and a bunch of Atheists got all over me. Wait a minute. Does that mean that you cannot be President if you are an Atheist? I say yea that does mean th...

George H. W. Bush

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.

George H. W. Bush

Gulf Lesson One is the value of airpower.

George H. W. Bush

The glory of being a carrier pilot has certainly worn off.

George H. W. Bush

You know I vowed when I became President not to talk about the loneliest toughest job in the world and I didn't.

George H. W. Bush

Author Bio

  • NameGeorge H. W. Bush
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 41st president of the United States
  • AliasesGeorge H.W Bush; G. H. Bush; Daddy Bush; George Bush Sr.; 41st President of the United States; GHW Bush; George Bush; George H.W.; G.H.W. Bush; George the Older; GHWB; Poppy Bush; George H.W.Bush; George H. W; Bush I; Papa Bush; George H W; George Herbert Bush; George H. W.; H W Bush; George Bush Snr.; George H. Bush; Vice President Bush; H. W. Bush; G. H. W. Bush; Herbert Walker Bush; George H Bush; Bush Sr.; G H W Bush; President Bush; George Herbert Walker Bush; Senior Bush; President George H. W. Bush; George H W Bush; George Bush Sr; H.W. Bush; Bush Snr.; President George H.W. Bush; Bush Senior; George Bush Senior; Bush 41
  • BornJune 12, 1924
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Officer; Baseball Player; Diplomat; Aviator; Entrepreneur; Autobiographer
  • AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross; Honorary Citizen Of Berlin; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Bath; Eric-M.-Warburg-Award; Order Of The White Lion; Air Medal; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; Freedom Award; Robert Schuman Medal; Profile In Courage Award; Ronald Reagan Freedom Award