#ss

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities. ↗

— Barbara Bush

#capabilities #dull #grow #human #human beings

Dialogue is a necessary evil. ↗

— Fred Zinnemann

#evil #necessary #necessary evil

E.T.' and 'Extra,' they are too salacious. They go, Oooh, Katie Couric just broke up with X. 'Access Hollywood' is really good entertainment news. It's not dirty, and we don't get cheap. ↗

— Billy Bush

#broke #cheap #dirty #entertainment #extra

I am not interested in politics at all. At home, around the dinner table, we never discuss politics. ↗

— Columba Bush

#around #dinner #dinner table #discuss #home

A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#away #blowing #blown #blown away #breeze

I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#angry #black #could #fire #i

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. ↗

— George W. Bush

#coward #defended #faceless #freedom #itself

America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. ↗

— George W. Bush

#defend #never #our #our people #people

I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one. ↗

— George W. Bush

#anymore #back #call #critics #former

Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction. ↗

— George W. Bush

#destruction #develop #each #free #free nations