Quotes By George H. W. Bush

America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world.

I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man.

I'm a conservative, but I'm not a nut about it.

Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.

No, I'm not anguished and tormented.

I can tell you this: If I'm ever in a position to call the shots, I'm not going to rush to send somebody else's kids into a war.

I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.

I have a form of Parkinson's disease, which I don't like. My legs don't move when my brain tells them to. It's very frustrating.

We are not the sum of our possessions.

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

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

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

Debates, I hate.

I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.

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.

I can't ever remember sitting around and saying, 'gosh let's hurry up and get these debates going, that'll win it for me.' Nope.

I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, and anti-racism.

I'm conservative, but I'm not a nut about it.

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

Losing is tough.

I hope my own children never have to fight a war.

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

It's much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself.

I have survivor's curiosity, I guess.

The glory of being a carrier pilot has certainly worn off.

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.

I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.