Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush

19 quotes

Few American politicians and businessmans have been quoted as widely as Jeb Bush (b. 1953), whose insights reach well beyond their original context. Whether reflecting on Society or Positive, Jeb Bush brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Browse 23 quotes by Jeb Bush that cover ground from Society, Positive, Morning, Faith, and Education. Among their most shared lines: "I'm happy to be helping people that are passionate about empowering parents for student learning."

“But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.”

— Jeb Bush

Government

All Quotes by Jeb Bush

“Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.”

— Jeb Bush

Marriage

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

— Jeb Bush

Positive

“As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.”

— Jeb Bush

Knowledge

“I don't wake up each morning saying, 'Oh, wow, it's me. I think I'm the cat's meow. I'm the best.'”

— Jeb Bush

Morning

“If more people were actively engaged in advocating their positions I think we'd have a better society.”

— Jeb Bush

Society

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

— Jeb Bush

Morning

“My guess is my brother would call his mom and his dad pretty regularly, a lot more than I probably did.”

— Jeb Bush

Dad

“But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.”

— Jeb Bush

Government

“I don't miss politics.”

— Jeb Bush

Politics

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

— Jeb Bush

Teacher

“People with deep faith and big hearts are concerned, as I am about the circumstance that Ms. Schiavo is in. I want them to know I will do what I can, but there are limits to what any particular person - irrespective of the title they currently hold - can do.”

— Jeb Bush

Faith

“I don't know if I'm a national education figure.”

— Jeb Bush

Education

“I'm happy to be helping people that are passionate about empowering parents for student learning.”

— Jeb Bush

Learning

“Right now people seem to be very tentative about the positive benefits of capitalism.”

— Jeb Bush

Positive

“I really think that elected officials should be focused on how you create sustained economic growth, how do you create jobs and all of these issues that made people - segments of our society believe are really important are diversions politically.”

— Jeb Bush

Society

“It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations.”

— Jeb Bush

Dad

“We are stronger because we recognize that government isn't the sole answer to the most important questions, and we welcome community and faith based organizations as partners to serve the needs of Florida families.”

— Jeb Bush

Faith

“I was blessed to have a mother and father that recognized the value of education.”

— Jeb Bush

Education

“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?”

— Jeb Bush

Beauty