Jeb Bush Quotes (146 Quotes)

Whether or not this hurricane hits shore in Florida, we're going to have storm surges in the coastal areas. We're going to have high winds, hurricane force winds in some cases. People should not be complacent about this.

So far more than 3,000 suspected terrorists have been arrested in many countries. Just about that number met a different kind of fate. They are not a problem anymore,

Let's stimulate job growth. The best thing for you to be able to find a job is for there to be more jobs available,

How am I going to tell you that I mean, that's a no-no, trust me.

Our military will be fighting the oppressors of Iraq, not the people of Iraq.

Mediation, not confrontation, is what is in young Elian's best interest at this critical point in time,

They shouldn't do that. They should evacuate, and there's very little time left to do so.

We'll have assessment teams go out and assess the cost of public sector support and loss of property to the private sector, and then we go to Washington, if appropriate, and get more support, ... It's a good system that we have in place to deal with disasters.

make suggestions on perhaps new means of counting the votes.

Without power at the gas stations, people are going to have to wait, ... Patience is kind of the word of the day.

Today's message really is all about individual preparedness, ... We need to take advantage of the time available.

Terri's life and her death remind us all that life is so fragile and must be valued.

People should not take anything for granted. You have to assume the worst.

ask hard questions as to how this expensive feat can be achieved without pulling the financial rug out from under other priority conservation projects.

I'm more than happy to work with the ownership of the team and the Florida legislature to come up with a solution.

My guess is, now, there's going to be an increase. Our concern right now, though, is availability, first and foremost, ... I just anticipate this storm is going to have a devastating impact on fuel supplies.

I thought the vice president overcompensated after the criticism he got from the first debate. He was too calm.

Jon has been a stalwart supporter of a strong business climate for many, many years. I respect him and his accomplishments.

The state is going to get hit, ... We're going to have a significant amount of rain and lots of wind. This is serious. This is a very dangerous storm.

I can't think back on a time when I've ever been prouder to be a Republican,

That is very good news for Floridians because rhetorically they've been opposed to tax cuts over the last seven years, ... For every one letter that apparently I get suggesting I should cut taxes, we'll have 200 press releases criticizing me for doing so.

It's another step forward in our effort to bring children home where they belong,

The challenges really are power, ... With power, the points of distribution for water and ice no longer are necessary.

Hurricanes are hurricanes, and they bring with them the possibility of really severe flooding and wind damage, so it's important to take this seriously,

Today is a good day to get your supplies and to execute your preparedness plans that are so essential for safety,

I think the whole issue needs to be thoroughly vetted, ... I do think we're better off than most Gulf Coast states, seeing what we've seen. Whether our (codes) need to be upgraded further is certainly worthy of debate.

Not making a good-faith effort to implement this after the state has voted and Broward County has voted, to have it be back on the ballot I think is wrong, ... Having said that, you could implement it and then put it back on the ballot -- another constitutional amendment -- and that would be fair game.

I thank the Congress for its swift action allowing Terri's parents to seek a federal review of this case. Certainly, an incapacitated person deserves at least the same protection afforded criminals sentenced to death.

I don't understand every nook and cranny of the gasoline business, but if you change your prices three times in one day or two times in a day and it's the same gas you have in your tank, there is no justification for that,

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

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.

If you've not left the Keys by now, stay where you are, ... Now it's time to hunker down.

It's scary. It's very scary. Andrew hit Miami in the middle of the night and it was haunting. This is as strong and three times bigger.

When you make a mistake it's important to realize it and move on, ... They came to the right conclusion ... the Seminole mascot and the tradition at Florida State, is not offensive to anyone.

This region, South Florida, I think probably has the best plans in place and has allocated more resources than anywhere in the country, ... There are things we need to work on.

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 don't know if you've noticed. You all have been very busy. But there's a lot of attention on Florida over the last couple of weeks, ... But I want to tell you that the best of Florida is right here, not what is being depicted on television, but what just happened right now.

some spirit of patriotism rather than partisanship will prevail.

There is deep concern about this storm causing more flooding in New Orleans,

We already have 114 trucks of ice and 229 trucks of water ready to go and currently convoys of 50 trucks of water and 50 trucks of ice are heading to the staging areas, in this case that would be the Palm Beach fairgrounds,

Particularly in the northern parts of the state, people need to wait and be patient ... until they receive instructions that it's okay to go back home, ... That may take place early in the evening (on Wednesday) or maybe (on Thursday).

I believe that in a case such as this, the legislative branch, the executive branch, ought to err on the side of life, which we have, ... And now we'll watch the courts make their decisions.

People had ample time to prepare. It isn't that hard to get 72 hours worth of food and water,

As the second hurricane in less than a month bore down on Florida last fall, a federal FEMA consultant predicted a

Democracy is the rule rather than the exception among nations in the Americas, ... only one country in this hemisphere sits outside this society of democratic nations -- and one day, the tide of freedom will reach Cuba's shores as well.

I urge the United States Congress to stop talking and get an economic security bill to my desk,

This is part of the price we pay, I guess, for living in paradise.

Florida is the proud home of three tradition-rich National Football League teams, and home to our nation's best college football, ... Floridians know and love the great game of football, and we are pleased our state can once again be part of another defining moment in the NFL's storied history.

and also to show that our country really cares.

We have basically made a call out to the rest of the United States of America for a short period of time, anybody who's got water, ice or some version of a MRE (meals ready to eat), we would take everything they've got,