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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“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

“It's negative to think about blowing each other up. That's not a positive thought. That's a Cold War thought. That's a thought when people were enemies with each other.”

~ George Bush on the Cold War

“Keep good relations with the Grecians.”

~ George Bush on relations with the Grecians

“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”

~ George Bush on harming our country

“I'm the master of low expectations.”

~ George Bush on low expectations

“It's negative to think about blowing each other up. That's not a positive thought. That's a Cold War thought. That's a thought when people were enemies with each other.”

~ George Bush on the Cold War

“Well, when you think about autism, you have to think about...you have to think, what is it that makes these children not do what they're not supposed to do when they're not doing it? And when you ask that preposition, that's when you know you're retarded.”

~ George Bush on autism

“I think war is a dangerous place.”

~ George Bush on war

“The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself.”

~ George Bush on Saddam Hussein

“My answer is bring them on.”

~ George Bush on the strategy for fighting the insurgency

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

~ George Bush on opportunity