George W. Bush Quotes

I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.

My purpose... to go on with my heart and soul, devoting all my energies to Girl Scouts, and heart and hand with them, we will make our lives and the lives of the future girls happy, healthy and holy.

As America knows, Obama turned down the lucrative career path guaranteed to the first African-American president of The Harvard Law Review to pursue the missions of service and teaching instead. The potential rewards for our country, now that that early choice has led him into the White House, are enormous.

I want no presidency; I want to do my duty. No denunciations here, or out of this House, can deflect me a single inch from going directly at what I aim, and that is, the good of the country. I have always acted upon it, and I will always act upon it.

I'm all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change.

I have only you, the people of Belarus, and I will serve to the last of my days.

I'm truly grateful for the opportunities the people of Columbus and the people of Indiana have given me to serve.

Why would anyone want to be President today? The answer is not one of glory, or fame; today the burdens of the office outweigh its privileges. Its not because the Presidency offers a chance to be somebody, but because it offers a chance to do something.

I am proud that I spent the whole of my life in the service of my people ... I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.

People of excellence will always be brought before people of influence.

The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference!

The greatest gift that Michelle and I have received over the last eight years has been the honor of serving as your President and First Lady. Together, we fought our way back from the worst recession in 80 years, and got unemployment to a nine-year low.

I want people to remember me as someone whose life has been helpful to humanity.

I think Barack Obama is an amazing man and president. His legacy is ongoing.

People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human.

I am so honoured to have been given this opportunity to become an Ambassador. It's a new and different venture for me and one that I know will widen my wider perspective on life. I'm in a position to use the recognition from my work to do something really positive for children

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.'

I am, as many people are, inspired by Jack Layton's legacy and the way that he approached politics.

Some people say well we need a change. Hillary Clinton is been around a long, she sure has, and she's sure been worth every single year she's put into making people's lives better.

The effectiveness of an inspired bishop, adviser, or teacher has very little to do with the outward trappings of power or an abundance of this world's goods. The leaders who have the most influence are usually those who set hearts afire with devotion to the truth, who make obedience to duty seem the essence of manhood, who transform some ordinary routine occurrence so that it becomes a vista where we see the person we aspire to be.

To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind.

A great leader has brains, vision, soul, values and a heart.

President means chief servant