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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“We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.”

~ George Bush on geography

“I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is misunderestimating.”

~ George Bush on being smart enough to handle the job

“This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.”

~ George Bush on foreign policy stuff

“The situation between the United States and America are steadily worsening.”

~ George Bush on the situation between the US and America

“Iran would be dangerous if they have a nuclear weapon.”

~ George Bush on Iran

“…the illiteracy level of our children are appalling.”

~ George Bush on Illiteracy

“…the illiteracy level of our children are appalling.”

~ George Bush on Illiteracy

“I think war is a dangerous place.”

~ George Bush on war

“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

“It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.”

~ George Bush on the origin of our imports

“What I am against is quotas. I am against hard quotas, quotas they basically delineate based upon whatever. However they delineate, quotas, I think vulcanize society.”

~ George Bush on quotas