George W. Bush Quotes about Responsibility

I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them. No one should be singled out for unfair treatment

I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them. No one should be singled out for unfair treatment or unkind words because of their ethnic background or religious faith.

George W. Bush

Religious, Responsibility, Fighting

Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks, delivered 20 September 2001

We see in Islam a religion that traces its origins back to God's call on Abraham. We share your belief in God's justice, and your insistence on man's moral responsibility. We thank the many Muslim nations who stand with us against terror. Nations that are often victims of terror, themselves.

George W. Bush

Inspiration, Responsibility, Men

I call my philosophy and approach compassionate conservatism. It is compassionate to actively help our fellow citizens in need. It is conservative to insist on responsibility and results. And with this hopeful approach, we will make a real difference in people's lives.

George W. Bush

Philosophy, Real, Responsibility

Address on Compassionate Conservatism, delivered 30 April 2002, San Jose, California

Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value... Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens, but more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the earth.

George W. Bush

Responsibility, Land, Citizens

"President Creates World's Largest Marine Reserve" by Ned Potter, abcnews.go.com. June 15, 2006.

I take personal responsibility for everything I say.

George W. Bush

Responsibility, Personal Responsibility

"Bush defends record on Iraq, intelligence, economy" by Sean Loughlin, www.cnn.com. July 30, 2003.

Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me.

George W. Bush

Mistake, Responsibility, Made

George W. Bush's Address to the Nation, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. January 10, 2007.

In every instance when my administration sees a responsibility to help people, we will look first to faith-based institutions, to charities and to community groups that have shown their ability to save and change lives.

George W. Bush

Life Changing, Humor, Responsibility

As young Americans, you have an important responsibility, which is to become good citizens.

George W. Bush

Humor, Responsibility, Political

I believe that life is valuable, even when it is unwanted, even when it is physically imperfect. I believe our society has a responsibility to defend the vulnerable and the weak. And I believe our nation should set a goal that unborn children should be welcomed in life and protected in law.

George W. Bush

Children, Believe, Responsibility

"Parental Notification Law". Jun 7, 1999.

There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like.

George W. Bush

Mother, Kids, Responsibility

" I do not want more widows, Bush tells TV" by Matthew Engel, www.theguardian.com. December 13, 2002.

One thing you had to learn [after the presidency] was that you no longer had the sense of responsibility that became ingrained in your system.

George W. Bush

Responsibility, Presidency, Sense Of Responsibility

Source: www.texasmonthly.com

Reinvention means you're kind of re-creating somebody. Well, I'm the same person, in terms of values. My priorities - my faith, my family, my friends, the values of personal responsibility and universality of freedom, and "to whom much is given, much is required" - haven't changed [since presidency].

George W. Bush

Mean, Responsibility, Creating

Source: www.aarp.org

I have made a lot of tactical decisions that historians will look back and say: He shouldn't have done that. He shouldn't have made that decision. And I'll take responsibility for them. I'm human.

George W. Bush

Responsibility, Decision, Looks

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

History will look back, and I'm fully prepared to accept any mistakes that history judges to my administration, because the president makes the decisions, the president has to take the responsibility.

George W. Bush

Mistake, Responsibility, Judging

"How can the U.S. remain competitive?". Debate at Washington University, www.cnn.com. October 8, 2004.