George H. W. Bush Quotations | Page 2

Some in our nation's capital respond a little differently than I will; they want to increase federal spending dramatically, ... The problem with that plan is that someone has to pay for it and that somebody is gonna be you.

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.

To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility.

See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.

Scooter has worked tirelessly on behalf of the American people and sacrificed much in the service to this country. He served the Vice President and me through extraordinary times in our nation's history.

Recovery is going to take years. We need to help these Gulf Coast communities and, of course, the great city of New Orleans get back on their feet. The job is too big, too overwhelming for any one group.

President Bush, testing the mic at the GOP convention:'Four score and seven years ago. We have come here to dedicate a portion of it as a final resting place. ... My fellow members of the press corps, especially the camera man, tax relief is on the way ... don't spend it all in one place.'

President Abbas is a man devoted to peace and to his people's aspiration for a state of their own,

These extremists distort the idea of 'jihad' into a call for

The size and scope is bigger than anything we've ever seen.