Jeb Bush's Quotes

You focus on the things that you can control, and that's what I'm doing.

You have to maintain your principles but have a broader appeal.

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

You know, when you run you got to be all in and you take risks of winning and losing.

Florida is a place of unparalleled diversity of backgrounds, experiences and vision. It makes our culture unique, but it can also make it difficult to define a common identity and create a sense of community that reaches beyond our neighborhoods to all corners of our state.

Any time an elected official in the world we're in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their opponent but of their own political base, I think we should pause and give them credit.

Florida has its own rhythm, too. People go to work, they watch their children learn and grow and start families of their own. They play in the sun and pass their lives enjoying the outsized blessings that make our state unique.

I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that's a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.

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.

I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others.

If you had to pick the values that would be held dear to a broad number of Hispanic voters, access to opportunity would be a higher value than guarantee of security, particularly amongst the newly arrived, meaning the last 20 years.

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.

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.

Second-generation Hispanics marry non-Hispanics at a higher rate than second-generation Irish or Italians. Second-generation Hispanics' English language capability rates are higher than previous immigrant groups'.

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.

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

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.

It's been painful to see the people that you love be attacked when you know it's not fair or true.

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 have a blessed life in so many ways.

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.

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.

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

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

Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign.

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

I don't believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people.

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

I don't miss politics.

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

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.'

I have a blessed life.

I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways.

I miss being governor.

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

I think Republicans really need to be disciplined, to stay focused on sustained economic growth.

I think the voters can make up their own minds.

I try to have my voice be heard, but not on a regular basis on TV.

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

I will support the Republican nominee.