Unquotable:George W. Bush

George W. Bush is widely regarded as one of the greatest masters of the English language in modern times. Below are a few of his most famous words of wisdom, randomly selected from the list of approximately 186,000. to see a different selection.

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“For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it.”

~ George Bush on nonfatal shootings

“But I also made it clear to (Vladimir Putin) that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe.”

~ George Bush on mutually assured destruction

“I am a bulldog on the pantleg of opportunity.”

~ George Bush on opportunity

“It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber.”

~ George Bush on cloning in the Senate

“I've been to war. I've raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war.”

~ George Bush on parenting

“This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table.”

~ George Bush on attacking Iran

“It is white.”

~ George Bush on what the White House is like

“Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment.”

~ George Bush on peacekeeping

“I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will.”

~ George Bush on disarming Saddam Hussein

“We hold dear what our Declaration of Independence says, that all have got uninalienable rights, endowed by a Creator”

~ George Bush on uninalienable rights of man

“More and more of America's imports are coming from abroad.”

~ George Bush on the economy