George W. Bush Quotes

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George W. Bush

Profession : President

Birth : July 6, 1946

Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.

George W. Bush

I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.

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The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

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We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

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I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.

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Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.

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I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one.

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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.

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