George W. Bush Quotes

I think getting up every morning is the most amazing thing any of us do. We know what's out there, and yet we keep going.

You have to, in some ways, trust in the human spirit and in human ingenuity.

No crisis has proved too great for American ability, ingenuity, and courage.

You cannot break the human spirit.

Do you know what the world will be saved by? I'll tell you. It'll be saved by the human spirit. And by the human spirit, I don't mean anything divine, I don't mean anything supernatural - certainly not coming from this skeptic.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition.

I believe very deeply in the human spirit, and I have a sense of awe about it. I look around and ask, 'What makes the difference? What is it?' I've known people the world has thrown everything at - to discourage them, to kill them, to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and they don't ask quarters.

Man is not made for defeat.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

Throughout the journey of my life, I have maintained a strong faith in the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity. I deeply believe in one's own positive will to overcome even the most daunting challenges.

Growth is the surviving influence in all our lives. The tree will send up its trunk in thick profusion from land burned black by atom bombs. Children will grow from poverty and filth and oppression and develop honor, integrity, contribute to all mankind.

We do not abandon ship. I say, as corny as it may sound, through the strength and spirit and fire and dare and gamble of a few men in a few ways we can save the carcass of humanity from drowning. No light goes out until it goes out. Let's fight as men, not rats. Period. No further addition.

There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it.

When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

People wrote the most beautiful things during the ugliest times.

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.

It's still in my heart. I can do it.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.