Quotes by Neil Bush - Page 2

Points of Light - through our affiliates in 250 U.S. communities and 15 international sites - engages 4 million volunteers in 30 million hours of service each year touching countless lives.
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Affiliates
Countless
Each Year
Sites
Volunteers
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I think there's a real calling out there for leadership and maybe the Bush family could fill the void. All of us have been bitten by the bug to do something some day in our lives to help others.
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Calling
Void
Bitten
Bug
Fill
Help Others
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My dad's career in politics, along with that of my grandfather, Prescott Bush, taught us that good people motivated by helping others can jump into the political fray and make a positive difference.
Neil Bush /
Good People
Grandfather
Motivated
Jump
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For Dad, service took him many unexpected places. It summoned him and his crew mates to the skies over the Pacific Ocean in World War II. It took him to Capitol Hill, Beijing and eventually the Oval Office.
Neil Bush /
Ocean
Beijing
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Crew
Mates
Oval
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Unexpected
World War Ii
War Dad World
Hill
Oval Office
Skies
Summoned
World War
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The last book I read to my mom was 'Barbara Bush: A Memoir' published by mom in 1994. It reflected on their entire life - dad going to China, running the CIA, running for Senate, running for President twice.
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Barbara
Cia
Memoir
Senate
Life Mom Dad
Entire Life
Life Dad Mom
Published
Reflected
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Globalisation, and specifically our connectivity to China, has contributed to a sustained growth in the U.S. economy, has led to full employment and has benefited consumers with lower-cost, high-quality goods.
Neil Bush /
Employment
Globalisation
Goods
High Quality
Specifically
Sustained
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Chinese leaders are walking a tightrope in terms of maintaining internal stability so that the solid platform that has produced amazing results can continue to improve the quality of life for more of its citizens.
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Maintaining
Quality Of Life
Stability
Internal
Solid
Produced
Tightrope
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With open markets, the nation's trade deficit with China would shrink as we export more natural gas and agricultural products and as China's consumers could afford to buy their preferred 'Made in America' products.
Neil Bush /
Deficit
Gas
Natural Gas
Agricultural
Export
Preferred
Shrink
Trade Deficit
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The example set by my grandparents and parents - that of giving one's time, talent, voice and resources, either from one's own home or from the highest office in the land - had a profound effect on me and my siblings.
Neil Bush /
Profound
Sibling
Time Home Me
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I wish there were more, if there if there were more George H.W. Bushes in the world, we'd be, we'd have a lot more harmony, a lot more freedom, a lot more peace on earth, and I'm just so proud of his legacy he left earlier.
Neil Bush /
Harmony
Legacy
Proud
Wish
Freedom Peace World
Bushes
Earlier
George
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The federal government turns away thousands of applicants to AmeriCorps every year. Our service men and women returning from overseas want to continue to serve. Children from every corner of the country can't wait to volunteer.
Neil Bush /
Federal Government
Men And Women
Volunteer
Men Women Government
Corner
Women Men Government
Returning
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You can complain about problems, and you can suffer from the ramifications of issues that are social in nature and impact you, but the best thing you can do is get off your couch, get out of your home and go do something about it.
Neil Bush /
Ramifications
Couch
Suffer
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American public opinion sees Arabs as terrorists and has the desert-man image about them. I wish the Americans would see Arabs and Muslims the way I see them... but Arabs are losing the public relations battle in the United States.
Neil Bush /
Battle
Public Opinion
American Public
Arabs
Muslims
Relations
Sees
Terrorists
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For the record, I was heartbroken when my brother Jeb dropped out of the race for president, not just because he's my brother but because he was clearly the best-qualified candidate, in both experience and temperament to lead the nation.
Neil Bush /
Heartbroken
Temperament
Candidate
Dropped
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It is not unusual for children to follow the paths cut by their parents. You frequently see the children of doctors enter medicine, military members' children enlist. In my family, we witnessed different forms of public and community service.
Neil Bush /
Community Service
Medicine
Unusual
Enlist
Frequently
Paths
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We have too much respect for our father to make a Bush Beer or write books or do anything that's self-serving. I know all of us will avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest with the government and bend over backward to stay out of the news.
Neil Bush /
Appearance
Beer
Conflict
News
Our Father
Self Serving
Too Much
Avoid
Backward
Bend
Bush
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My mom was the organized enforcer. When someone crossed the line, mom was pretty clear-minded about how to... correct that error. But my dad led by his example, so we never wanted to do anything wrong that would, that would upset him or disturb him.
Neil Bush /
Organized
Upset
Mom Dad Anything
Correct
Crossed
Disturb
Error
Dad Mom Never
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A lot of what I do around Houston is to find ways to lift people through literacy. It's become part of our family culture. Everyone in our family has found some way and capacity to serve. You don't necessarily need to be President or First Lady to serve and help.
Neil Bush /
Capacity
First Lady
Houston
Lady
Lift
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My first trip to China was in 1975 when my father was the 'bicycling ambassador' representing the U.S. in Beijing. This was a time towards the end of the Cultural Revolution where there were very few personal liberties, China was pretty much closed off to the West.
Neil Bush /
Beijing
Representing
Ambassador
Closed
Liberties
Trip
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My grandmother, Dorothy Walker Bush, worked long, hard hours for the Red Cross during World War II because it was the right thing to do for her community. The example of his parents established my father's belief that every human has the capacity to serve their fellow man.
Neil Bush /
Capacity
Fellow Man
Right Thing
World War Ii
War Man World
Established
Cross
Dorothy
Fellow
The Right Thing
Walker
World War
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When it comes to China, there are genuine giants that need to be conquered and dragons to tame. Protecting intellectual property rights and leveling the playing field for international trade are serious matters that must be resolved. But that will happen through honest negotiation.
Neil Bush /
China
Dragons
Genuine
Giants
Honest
Intellectual Property
International
International Trade
Negotiation
Property Rights
Rights
Serious
Conquered
Matters
Happen
Leveling
Playing Field
Resolved
Tame
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