George Bush citáty strana 5

„Nízká volební účast je znamením toho, že k volbám přichází méně lidí.“

„Hovory o Africe jsme strávili tolik času, kolik jsme mohli. Afrika je stát, který sužuje strašná nemoc.“

„Slibuji, že budu naslouchat tomu, co říkáte, i kdybych tady nebyl.“

„Myslím, že jsme vítáni. Ale není to mírové přivítání.“

„Pokud neuspějeme, hrozí nám riziko neúspěchu.“

při obhajobě irácké intervence

„Je načase, aby lidská rasa vstoupila do sluneční soustavy.“

„Evropa? Skvělá země!“

„Ale Irák má lidi, kteří chtějí zabíjet a jsou to velmi dobří zabijáci. A my budeme s těmito Iráčany pracovat, abychom zabezpečili jejich budoucnost.“

„Izrael se statečně ubránil proti nepřátelům, kteří usilovali o jeho zničení. A dnes je Izrael světlem národů – a jedním z nejbližších přátel Ameriky.“

„Je to úplně zničené, to je děsné. Na zemi to musí být ještě mnohem děsnější.“

Zdroj: Eretz.cz - Dnes je Izrael světlem národů http://eretz.cz/content/view/7478/141/

„Máme pevné vazby k NATO, jsme součástí NATO. Máme pevné vazby k Evropě. Jsme součástí Evropy.“

při přeletu nad územím zničeným hurikánem Katrina

„Je mi ctí potřást rukou iráckému občanovi, jemuž Saddám Husajn usekl ruku.“

„To není průmyslové znečištění, co poškozuje naše životní prostředí. Jsou to nečistoty ve vzduchu a ve vodě, které za to mohou.“

„Naši nepřátelé jsou inovativní a mají mnoho zdrojů… stejně jako my. Nikdy nepřestanou přemýšlet o způsobech, jak ublížit naší zemi… stejně jako my.“

„Nejdůležitější věcí není být guvernérem, nebo první dámou v mém případě.“

„Věřím, že skrze mě mluví Bůh. Jinak bych nemohl dělat svoji práci.“

„Velká část amerického importu pochází z ciziny.“

„Kdo může za vraždy? Mohou za ně vrazi.“

„Jsme nejvzdělanějším americkým národem na světě.“

„Co světu povíme, to se stane.“

“I think people attack me because they are fearful that I will then say that you're not equally as patriotic if you're not a religious person. … I've never said that. I've never acted like that. I think that's just the way it is.”

Zdroj: Herzán, M. Totalitní světovláda. EndtimePrint 2001. str.5.

George Bush: Citáty anglicky

“My budget blueprint will restrain spending, yet meet growing needs with a reasonable 4 percent growth rate, which is a little more than inflation. After paying the bills, my plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire. That would be a good worry to have. Finally, along with funding our priorities and paying down debt, my plan returns about one out of every four dollars of the surplus to the American taxpayers, who created the surplus in the first place. A surplus in tax revenue, after all, means that taxpayers have been overcharged. And usually when you've been overcharged, you expect to get something back. Tax relief means real help for both American families and the American economy. Everybody who pays income taxes will receive a tax cut. Nobody will be targeted in, and nobody will be targeted out. The typical family will get about $1,600 in tax relief, and that's real money. And that's money that will help American families manage their own accounts, manage your own balance sheets.”

Washington Times, 12 January 2005 http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20050111-101004-3771r 2000s, 2005

“What we Republicans should stand for is growth in the economy. We ought to make the pie higher.”

2000s, 2001, Radio Address to the Nation (February 2001)

“As hope kindles hope, millions more will find it. By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well — a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power, it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world.”

Republican primary debate in Columbia, South Carolina http://www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3670066.arc.htm (February 15, 2000). 2000s, 2000

“I made it very plain: We will not have an all-volunteer army. [Crowd boos] Let me restate that. We will not have a draft.”

2000s, 2005, Second Inaugural Address (January 2005)

“Destroying human life in the hopes of saving human life is not ethical…”

Crowd Cheers Bush speaking at the Daytona International Speedway with his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, October 16, 2004 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041016/nysa024_1.html 2000s, 2004

“For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability. Oppression became common, but stability never arrived. We must take a different approach. We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations.”

Speaking regarding his veto of the most recent stem cell research bill http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070620-8.html (June 20, 2007) 2000s, 2007

“Laura and I have come to Blacksburg today with hearts full of sorrow. This is a day of mourning for the Virginia Tech community -- and it is a day of sadness for our entire nation. We've come to express our sympathy. In this time of anguish, I hope you know that people all over this country are thinking about you, and asking God to provide comfort for all who have been affected.Yesterday began like any other day. Students woke up, and they grabbed their backpacks and they headed for class. And soon the day took a dark turn, with students and faculty barricading themselves in classrooms and dormitories -- confused, terrified, and deeply worried. By the end of the morning, it was the worst day of violence on a college campus in American history -- and for many of you here today, it was the worst day of your lives.It's impossible to make sense of such violence and suffering. Those whose lives were taken did nothing to deserve their fate. They were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now they're gone -- and they leave behind grieving families, and grieving classmates, and a grieving nation.”

2000s, 2004, Speech to United Nations General Assembly (September 2004)

“No act of the terrorists will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve, or alter their fate. Their cause is lost; free nations will press on to victory.”

Remarks by the President at Virginia Tech Memorial Convocation http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/04/20070417-1.html (April 17, 2007) 2000s, 2007

“In these circumstances, we would undertake a solemn obligation to help the Iraqi people build a new Iraq at peace with itself and its neighbors. The Iraqi people deserve to be lifted from insecurity and tyranny, and freed to determine for themselves the future of their country. We envisage a unified Iraq with its territorial integrity respected. All the Iraqi people — its rich mix of Sunni and Shiite Arabs, Kurds, Turkomen, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and all others — should enjoy freedom, prosperity, and equality in a united country. We will support the Iraqi people's aspirations for a representative government that upholds human rights and the rule of law as cornerstones of democracy.”

2000s, 2003, Mission Accomplished (May 2003)

“Keeping America competitive requires affordable energy. Here we have a serious problem. America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world.”

2000s, 2003, A Vision for Iraq and the Iraqi people (March 2003)

“I believe it is the job of a President to confront problems, not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.”

2000s, 2006, State of the Union (January 2006)

“I'm for an immigration policy that's welcoming.”

Remarks to the National Association of Home Builders, October 2, 2004 http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/10/20041002-7.html 2000s, 2004

“But I felt it was important to put those kinds of decisions in the book. And I've got to tell you I really - I mean, I don't want to be cavalier about it but I've done what I've done and I, frankly, if people like what I did, great. And if they don't like what I did at least read the book. That's all I ask. And at least be open minded enough to figure out the decision making process. Why did I do what I did?”

2010s, 2017, Interview with Matt Lauer (2017)

“And so literacy is crucial for the ability for this country to compete and the ability for people to realize dreams. It just is. And so we're going to - we're going to - here at SMU we're going to continue to focus on accountability in schools aiming to make sure people can read early before it's too late and we're going to do a joint venture with the Simmons Education School, which by the way, is a reform-minded school. I don't know if you know that. But the Simmons School of Education here at SMU is an excellent school run by people willing to challenge the status quo when the status quo is unacceptable.”

2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011)

“We will defend the American homeland by strengthening our intelligence community – focusing on human intelligence and the early detection of terrorist operations both here and abroad. And when direct threats to America are discovered, I know that the best defense can be a strong and swift offense – including the use of Special Operations Forces and long-range strike capabilities.”

2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011)

“We did not charge hundreds of miles into the heart of Iraq and pay a bitter cost of casualties and liberate 25 million people only to retreat before a band of thugs and assassins.”

1990s, A Period of Consequences (September 1999)

“We will persistently clarify the choice before every ruler and every nation — the moral choice between oppression, which is always wrong, and freedom, which is eternally right.”

2000s, 2003, Remarks on U.S.-British relations and foreign policy (November 2003)

“My pro-life position is I believe there's life. It's not necessarily based in religion. I think there's a life there, therefore the notion of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.”

2000s, 2005, Second Inaugural Address (January 2005)

“Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low.”

Quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle (January 23, 2001)
2000s, 2001

“After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.”

Speaking of himself and the public perception of him, in interview with Brian Williams of NBC News, (August 29, 2006) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNIOmbm3KYg&feature=related 2000s, 2006

“I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that.”

On Saddam Hussein, remarks http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/09/20020926-17.html in Houston, Texas, (September 26, 2002) 2000s, 2002

“Well, you know, I think the American people are sacrificing now. I think they're waiting in airport lines longer than they've ever had before.”

to Ariel Sharon, quoted in [2003-06-02, Glenn, Kessler, Bush Sticks to the Broad Strokes; In Mideast Peace Push, President Wary of Details and Deep Intervention, The Washington Post, A.01, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/343021791.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT]
2000s, 2003

“And America needs citizens to extend the compassion of our country to every part of the world. So we will renew the promise of the Peace Corps, double its volunteers over the next five years, and ask it to join a new effort to encourage development and education and opportunity in the Islamic world.”

Press conference http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/10/20011011-7.html, in response to reporter asking why he hasn't called for any sacrifices from the American people (in the war on terror), and whether he intends to do so. (October 11, 2001) 2000s, 2001

“I told Barack Obama that I wouldn't let the automakers fail. I won't dump this mess on him.”

2000s, 2002, State of the Union address (January 2002)

“Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.”

George W. Bush kniha Decision Points

In November 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=iUJTvsUGWOcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=decision+points&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMImu6s8_WEyAIVjNkeCh1oFgyY#v=onepage&q=obama&f=false. 2000s, 2008

“Barack and Michelle Obama arrived on the North Portico just before 10:00 a. m. Laura and I had invited them for a cup of coffee in the Blue Room, just as Bill and Hillary Clinton had done for us eight years earlier. The Obamas were in good spirits and excited about the journey ahead. Meanwhile, in the Situation Room, homeland security aides from both our teams monitored intelligence on a terrorist threat to Washington. It was a stark reminder that evil men still want to harm our country, no matter who is serving as president. After our visit, we climbed into the motorcade for the trip up Pennsylvania Avenue. I thought back to the drive I'd made with Bill Clinton eight years earlier. That day in January 2001, I could never have imagined what would unfold over my time in office. I knew some of the decisions I had made were not popular with many of my fellow citizens. But I felt satisfied that I had been willing to make the hard decisions, and I had always done what I believed was right. At the Capitol, Laura and I took our seats for the Inauguration. I marveled at the peaceful transition of power, one of the defining features of our democracy. The audience was riveted with anticipation for he swearing-in. Barack Obama had campaigned on hope, and that was what he had given many Americans. For our new president, the Inauguration was a thrilling beginning. For Laura and me, it was an end. It was another president's turn, and I was ready to go home.”

2000s, 2005, Address to the National Endowment for Democracy (October 2005)

“I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees. They did anticipate a serious storm. But these levees got breached. And as a result, much of New Orleans is flooded. And now we are having to deal with it and will.”

Zdroj: 2010s, 2010, Decision Points (November 2010), p. 474

“This cause of exploration and discovery is not an option we choose; it is a desire written in the human heart. We are that part of creation which seeks to understand all creation. We find the best among us, send them forth into unmapped darkness, and pray they will return. They go in peace for all mankind, and all mankind is in their debt.”

September 1, 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2005/09/01/BL2005090100915.html 2000s, 2005

“I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army.”

2000s, 2003, Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003)