Jeb Bush Quotes
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If we are going to compete in this world we're in today, there is no possible way we can do it with lowering expectations and dumbing down everything. Children are going to suffer, and families' hearts are going to be broken that their kids won't be able to get a job in the 21st Century.
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Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign.
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We've created rules and taxes on top of every aspiration of people, and the net result is we're not growing fast, income is not growing.
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I think Republicans really need to be disciplined, to stay focused on sustained economic growth.
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Barack Obama became president, and he abandoned Iraq. He left, and when he left Al Qaida was done for. ISIS was created because of the void that we left, and that void now exists as a caliphate the size of Indiana.
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I think my dad's post-presidency, he didn't miss a beat. He didn't get into any kind of 'Woe is me.' He dusted himself off and led an incredible life since 1993.
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There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives.
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Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.
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Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.
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You focus on the things that you can control, and that's what I'm doing.
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Our economy grew at double the rate of the nation. We created 1.3 million jobs. We led the nation seven out of those eight years. We were only one of two states that went to AAA bond rating. I cut taxes, $19 billion. If you do that and apply conservative principles the right way, you create an environment where everybody rises up.
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A four percent growth strategy means you fix a convoluted tax code. You get in and you change every aspect of regulations that are job killers. You get rid of Obamacare and replace it with something that doesn't suppress wages and kill jobs.
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Life teaches you that you need to make decisions in the right time - not too early, not too late.
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If I decide to run for office again, it will be based on what I believe, and it will be based on my record. And that record was one of solving problems completely from a conservative prospective.
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I have a voice: I want to share my beliefs about how the conservative movement and the Republican party can regain its footing, because we've lost our way.
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I try to have my voice be heard, but not on a regular basis on TV.
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The GOP should be the GSP: the Grand Solutions Party. It should be about solutions, not talking points.
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Being against other people's policies eventually puts you in a downward spiral. It's fine to be principled and oppose views that you don't agree with, but you also have to have an alternative.
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You know what? As it relates to my brother, there is one thing I know for sure: he kept us safe.
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My record as a pro-life governor is not in dispute. I am completely pro-life, and I believe that we should have a culture of life. It's informed by my faith from beginning to end. And this not just as it related to unborn babies - I did it at the end of life issues as well. This is something that goes way beyond politics.
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You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.
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I'm comfortable with the life I have.
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I believe that the great majority of people coming here illegally have no other option. They want to provide for their family. But we need to control our border.
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Great countries need to secure their border for national security purposes, for economic purposes and for rule of law purposes.