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41st U.S. President

George H. W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, born on June 12, 1924. He had a rich experience in politics and diplomacy, serving as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Director of Central Intelligence, and Vice President. As President, Bush led the United States through the end of the Cold War and played a key role in the Gulf War of 1991, contributing significantly to regional stability.

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Famous George H. W. Bush Quotes

“I worry about international terror as a method for bringing about political change or sociological change in different countries. And this concerns me because our homeland is not - we see now, is not immune from this kind of dastardly attack. And so I worry about that a lot.”

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“Read my lips-NO NEW TAXES!”

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“Extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different - and perhaps barren - outcome.”

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“I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.”

Source: Speaking of Freedom: The Collected Speeches

“You cannot be President of the United States if you don't have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff.”

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

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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.”

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“It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.”

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“I am not one who - who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around.”

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“I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.”

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“Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering.”

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“But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You're looking at a guy who sat down with Margaret Thatcher across the table and talked about serious issues.”

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“It's a very good question, very direct, and I'm not going to answer it.”

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“The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep away the debris of racism and sexism and hatred it replaces old prejudices with new one. It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expressions off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits. What began as a crusade for civility has soured into a cause of conflict and even censorship.”

“Time and again in this century, the political map of the world was transformed. And ineach instance a new world order came about through the advent of a new tyrant or the outbreak of a bloody global war, or its end.”

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“The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.”

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“There are things we can do to give us a little more attention.... I've got to look more frantic.”

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Author:George H. W. Bush

About the Author

Born: June 12, 1924
Known for: 41st U.S. President
Quotes: 249

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Speaking of Freedom: The Collected SpeechesRelated source material

All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other WritingsRelated source material

A World TransformedRelated source material

Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete EditionRelated source material

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