George W. Bush Quotes

I can no longer be called the President of a party. I am now the president of the whole people.

I believe in pulling together to make the country better right rather than pulling, tearing it apart for partisan reasons. I think the country comes first.

I plan to work my utmost for Singaporeans, whatever be their political affiliation. The presidency is above politics.

I demand that all considerations of class, section, and party shall be subordinated to the loftier and more patriotic object which all of us recognize as best for the whole country and its people

By a Party, With a Party, but for the Country.

In perilous times, country comes before party.

There are some in Congress who would rather see their opponents lose than see their country win. That has got to stop…. They must find a way to put country ahead of party.

It's time to put country ahead of party. It's time to put the next generation ahead of the next election.

I'm willing to work with anybody that will put the country first.

What this nation most wants, most yearns for, most needs is someone where people know, all Americans know, that even when they disagree well with him, he will always be accountable to them above one's party, above self and any special interest.

I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now.

I know Barack Obama. And I believe that as president, he'll pursue the common good by seeking common ground rather than trying to divide us.

When it's for the good of your state, you put partisan differences aside.

We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans; we are all Federalists.

Our two-party system has served us well over the years, but never better than in those times of great challenge when we came together not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans united in a common cause.

Too often bipartisanship is equated with centrism or deal-cutting. Bipartisanship is not the opposite of principle. One can be very conservative or very liberal and still have a bipartisan mind-set. Such a mind-set acknowledges that the other party is also patriotic and may have some good ideas. It acknowledges that national unity is important, and that aggressive partisanship deepens cynicism, sharpens political vendettas and depletes the national reserve of good will that is critical to our survival in hard times

On certain issues, one has to rise above party politics for the country to run.

When we put country first, it's amazing that we're going to be able to bring people together instead of dividing America.

Despite our differences, I know that both Republicans and Democrats love America.

As members of Congress, we take an oath to uphold the Constitution and bear true faith and allegiance to the United States, not the Republican or Democratic party. I have been willing to stand up to my own leadership when it's in the national interest.

Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it.

We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people.

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.

What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

It is to be hoped that the leaders of this movement will place the nation above the party.