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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 believe with all my heart that one cannot be America's president without a belief in God, without the strength that your faith gives you.”

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“I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the Decade of the Brain.”

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“Study hard; and you might grow up to be President. But let's face it: Even then, you'll never make as much money as your dog.”

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“Now that I am no longer President, I find I can no longer win every game of golf I play.”

I Can Play Games Winning President Golf

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“A campaign is a disagreement, and disagreements divide. But an election is a decision, and decisions clear the way for harmony and peace. I mean to be president of all the people.”

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“A President is neither prince nor pope, and I don't seek a window on men's souls. In fact, I yearn for a greater tolerance, an easy-goingness about each other's attitudes and way of life.”

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“As president, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment - setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us all.”

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“No president can easily commit our sons and daughters to war.”

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

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“As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life.”

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“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 done that.”

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

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“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 that.”

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“Now, like, I'm President. It would be pretty hard for some drug guy to come into the White House and start offering it up, you know?...I bet if they did, I hope I would say, 'Hey, get lost. We don't want any of that.'”

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“It's amazing how many people beat you at golf now that you're no longer president.”

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“I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli!”

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Book:Speaking of Freedom: The Collected Speeches

Source: Speaking of Freedom: The Collected Speeches

“Abraham Lincoln truly inspired me. It wasn’t just the freeing of the slaves, he kept the Union together. Some people even forget that today. What I think inspired me was the fact that in spite of being the president of the United States he retained a certain down-to-earth quality. He never got to be a big shot, and he cared about people.”

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“We have ...drawn a line in the sand.”

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“My first act as president is a prayer. I ask you to bow your heads: Heavenly Father, we bow our heads and thank You for Your love. Accept our thanks for the peace that yields this day and the shared faith that makes its continuance likely. Make us strong to do Your work, willing to head and hear Your will, and write on our hearts these words: 'Use power to help people." For we know that we are given power, not to advance our own purposes, nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power, and it is to serve people. Help us to remember it Lord, Amen.”

“There is no greater advocate of perestroika than the president of the United States.”

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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

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