George H. W. Bush

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. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#civil #civil war #faith #going #his

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#know #right #works

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. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#eight #encountered #his #i #learned

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

— George H. W. Bush

#around #believes #i #i am #lot

I hope my own children never have to fight a war. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#fight #hope #i #my own #never

I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#ago #always #between #cycle #differences

I was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make-it-on-my-own kinda thing. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#i #job #kinda #offered #out

It's much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#criticism #much #read #son #than

Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#ask #because #burning #going #i

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#broccoli #eat #going #haven #i