Jeb Bush

Politician

1953-02-11

Quotes by Jeb Bush

• I acted on my core beliefs on social issues as governor.

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• It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations.

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• I think Republicans really need to be disciplined, to stay focused on sustained economic growth.

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• There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.

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• Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers' unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.

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• Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts.

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• I released 34 years of tax returns and 300,000 e-mails in my government record. To get the information from Hillary Clinton, you need to get a subpoena from the FBI.

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• I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.

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• If you set a tone that you don't want people to be part of your team, they don't join.

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• Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.

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• I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others.

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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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• Florida is a place of unparalleled diversity of backgrounds, experiences and vision. It makes our culture unique, but it can also make it difficult to define a common identity and create a sense of community that reaches beyond our neighborhoods to all corners of our state.

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• Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?

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• Everything's viewed with a political lens in Washington, and that's just the nature of the beast, and it is what it is.

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• It's a volatile time.

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• But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.

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• There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.

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• I get tired of hearing people, well-meaning people, talking about African-American kids or Hispanic kids as if they're all the same. Which isn't true. There is a very diverse group of people in both groups in terms of income, objectives in life, aspirations, cultural wants, habits, all the things that make us unique Americans.

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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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