578 Quotes by George H. W. Bush

We are not the sum of our possessions.

How do you feel the operations are going?

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.

International exchanges are not a great tide to sweep away all differences, but they will slowly wear away at the obstacles to peace as surely as water wears away a hard stone.

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player.

How could the president be so wrong, so misinformed?

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

I didn't join the International Criminal Court because I don't want to put our troops in the hands of prosecutors from other nations. Look, if somebody has done some wrong in our military, we'll take care of it. We got plenty of capability of dealing with justice.

The rigidity of those pledges is something I don’t like. The circumstances change and you can’t be wedded to some formula by Grover Norquist. It’s—who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?