George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bushis an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the U.S. Republican Party, he was previously a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. He is the oldest living former President and Vice President. He is also the last living former President who is a veteran of World War II. Bush is often...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth12 June 1924
CountryUnited States of America
We sue each other too much and care for each other too little.
Equality begins with economic empowerment.
I put confidence in the American people, in their ability to sort through what is fair and what is unfair, what is ugly and what is unugly.
As for me, tough duty though it may be, I continue to do my part for the commercial recreation industry. Fishing, boating, tennis, golf, running, hunting, and all of this. Horseshoes. It's tough duty. Somebody has to do it, and I'm going to keep on.
History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.
Atheists are not Americans.
The only time I had any butterflies was when I stood up and backed toward the open door and looked down.
Let's forgive the Nazi war criminals.
I think the major event that shaped my life was being a Naval aviator. I got my commission and wings at 18 years old, and then I went into combat at 19. And I think, as I look back on it, that whole experience probably shaped my life more than any incident, or any event.
I hope I stand for antibigotry, anti-Semitism, antiracism. This is what drives me.
At Odessa we became Texans, and proud of it.
American business can out-think, out-work, out-perform any nation in the world. But we can't beat the competition if we don't get in the ball game.
It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends, and it's not the glamour of the Presidency, or the wonder of going to receive the Nobel Prize. All those are important, of course. But maybe it's just that I'm 71 years old now. It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends. I would tell them that. Don't forget that. In your brilliance, don't turn your back on your friends. Don't think you're entitled to something, you're smarter than the next guy.
Every American expects and deserves clean air, and then we act on that belief, then we will set an example for the rest of the world to follow.