George H. W. Bush Quotes
History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.
Quotes to Explore
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Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is to improve human beings.
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s. A governor with executive experience would be ideal.
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If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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As I've traveled around the country, it has surprised me how many times I've heard people in small businesses use that word 'saved.' I believe many small businesses would not have had access to credit and would not have survived without the $50 billion that we were able to put into the market.
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I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.
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I think when you have an optimistic attitude, and you believe that God is guiding you, that you will find the good things in your life and that you will lead to good relationships and good people in your life. And you can make the most of what he's given you.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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I kind of crave loneliness.
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There are a lot of mindless moments in my tunes.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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With all the great products that are apparently out there that are undetectable, for me to take something like that... when people take things that now aren't even being tested for, does it make any sense?
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I was the girl that didn't go to prom or my graduation because I was too busy working with producers and making music.
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There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
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Retirement's the most wonderful thing. I get to enjoy all the things I never stopped to notice on the way up. After an extraordinary life, it's time to enjoy my retirement.
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In general, while Trump has been a master of Twitter, he has shown an aversion to, and ignorance of, technology itself.
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You get so weak from eating pears that you fall down, and then they come and take you away on a stretcher.
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The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.
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The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
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Never before in history has the global marketplace touched so many consumers and provided access to so many producers.
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As servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is our sacred responsibility to teach His standard of morality, which is the same for all of His children.
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History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.
