Jeb Bush Quotes

I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington [but] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border.

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement - put me in, Coach.

By blaming others, we fail to find the real solutions to our problems and we do not carry out our own responsibilities.

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.

I'm the tortoise in the race, but I'm a joyful tortoise.

I don't think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it's the old white guy party.

If I'm president, I'll be a commander-in-chief, not an agitator- in-chief or a divider-in-chief, that I will lead this country in a way that will create greater security and greater safety.

As a candidate, I intend to let everyone hear my message, including the many who can express their love of country in a different language.

We can grow economically and restore America's leadership in the world, so that everybody has a chance to rise up.

The progressive and liberal mindset believes that to every problem there is a Washington, D.C., solution.

Great countries need to secure their border for national security purposes, for economic purposes and for rule of law purposes.

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?

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

It's not possible in a free country to completely control the border without us losing our freedoms and liberties.

Serious times require strong leadership.

Governors have to balance budgets. And they have to make decisions. And they have to do things that sometimes aren't popular. And they also have to bring people together to try to solve problems.

Is Islam a religion of peace? I'm sure for some of the practitioners, but it's been hijacked by people who have an ideology that wants to destroy western civilization, and they're barbarians.

Donald [Trump], you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. That's not going to happen.

We awoke one morning in September, and the world lurched on its axis.

I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll.

The American experience works when people embrace a set of shared values, you come, you work hard, you embrace these values and you're as American as anybody that came on the Mayflower.

I just think people, when they get elected, they ought to serve. They ought to do their jobs.

My belief is that most people are conservative. They just haven't been asked yet.

I do have the strength. Leadership, leadership is not about attacking people and disparaging people. Leadership is about creating a serious strategy to deal with the threat of our time.

America does not have the luxury of withdrawing from the world, our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged and involved in -- often distant places.

Our freedom is under attack. Our economy is under water. The leading democrat is under investigation. And America is under the gun to lead the free world to protect our civilized way of life.

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.

Immigration is a gateway basically. It's a check-off point for Latino voters.

America still is an exceptional country. We love to lead and we love to win. And we do it, when we take on any challenge and when we take - we support our friends.

Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectations for them.

Life teaches you that you need to make decisions in the right time - not too early, not too late.

What we need is new leadership that takes conservative principles and applies them so that people can rise up.

To me, Jeb Bush is hitting his stride. He was the most composed, the most endpoint, the most in control, I've seen him in an interview yet. And it's not because I wasn't asking him tough questions

If we want to destroy radical Islamic terrors, we can't disassociate ourselves from peace loving Muslims.

We need to increase our military spending. We need to deal with a no- fly zone in Syria, a safe zone.

It may be the best that Hillary Clinton can do, but it's not the best America can do.

What we have in Washington is total gridlock.

You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.

I think the lesson's learned are that we have to have to have a strategy to get and a strategy to get out. Which means, that you create a stable situation.

Well, I think lower taxes and less regulation would actually promote growth.

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

There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives.

We're sticky at the ends and the middle is getting squeezed

I know some in the media think conservatives don't care about the cities, but they're wrong. We believe that every American in every community has the right to pursue happiness.

I think President Obama has used the bully pulpit as a way to attack capitalism.

I would say national security is work in progress.

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

I'm an introvert. Introverts have a huge advantage over extroverts. We can create a mission and we can act on it.

If we're serious about America's leadership in the world, then we need to make sure that we have the back of the armed forces.

I'm not sure we need half a billion dollars for women's health issues.