Quotes By George H. W. Bush

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

One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.

As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life.

The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs.

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.

You cannot be President of the United States if you don't have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff.

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.

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.

I don't write letters anymore.

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.

Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.

For 18 years I have resisted talking about current events. I am not going to start now.

I am not one who - who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around.

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

But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You're looking at a guy who sat down with Margaret Thatcher across the table and talked about serious issues.

I have survivor's curiosity, I guess.

What's wrong with being a boring kind of guy?

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.