George W. Bush quotes

Born 1946 · New Haven, CT

Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.
VerifiedGeorge W. Bush
Source
Inaugural Address, January 20, 2005
Read at
The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
Liberty for all does not mean independence from one another.
VerifiedGeorge W. Bush
Source
Inaugural Address, January 20, 2005
Read at
The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
VerifiedGeorge W. Bush
Source
Address to the Nation on the Terrorist Attacks, September 11, 2001
Read at
The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment; it is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.
VerifiedGeorge W. Bush
Source
Inaugural Address, January 20, 2001
Read at
The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests, and teach us what it means to be citizens.
VerifiedGeorge W. Bush
Source
Inaugural Address, January 20, 2001
Read at
The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara