578 Quotes by George H. W. Bush

Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe.

Our nation is the enduring dream of every immigrant who ever set foot on these shores, and the millions still struggling to be free. This nation, this idea called America, was and always will be a new world -- our new world.

We also share a profound desire for a lasting peace in the Middle East. My Administration is dedicated to achieving this goal, one which will guarantee Israel security. At the same time, we will do our utmost to defend and protect Israel, for unless Israel is strong and secure, then peace will always be beyond our grasp. We were with Israel at the beginning, 41 years ago. We are with Israel today. And we will be with Israel in the future. No one should doubt this basic committment.

I'm not what you call your basic intellectual.

If somebody wants to work and can't find a job, we have a problem and we need to do something about it here in America,

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.

... if you find a person that you've never seen before getting in a crop duster that doesn't belong to you -- report it.

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.

People must be free to work, to save, to own their own home, to take risks, to invest in each other and, in essence, to control their own lives.