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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“I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region.”

~ George Bush on unrest in the Middle East

“I don't have a family tree. I have a family pole.”

~ George Bush

“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

“There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.”

~ George Bush on tough times

“This is W.W. Bush”

~ George Bush on picking up the phone

“We are fully committed to working with both sides to bring the level of terror down to an acceptable level for both.”

~ George Bush on bringing down the level of terror to an acceptable level

“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

“It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce.”

~ George Bush on economics

“Arbolist - Look up the word. I don't know, maybe I made it up. Anyway, it's an arbo-tree-ist, somebody who knows about trees.”

~ George Bush on people who know about trees

“There are 3 kinds of people in this world: Those who can count, and those who can't.”

~ George Bush on numeracy

“It's hard work.”

~ George Bush on debating John Kerry