When businesses go through hard times, through down markets, what do they do is they challenge every basic assumption of how they operate. They innovate. They create disruption for a while that leads them to even greater heights when the economy turns around.

Jeb Bush

I've been so blessed to be part of a family that has dedicated its life to public service.

Jeb Bush

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

Jeb Bush

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

Jeb Bush

Treating people fairly and with civility is not a bad thing... It would be good for our country if political leaders actually took that to heart.

Jeb Bush

And we should be a welcoming nation. Our identity is not based on race or ethnicity, it's based on a set of shared values. That's American citizenship.

Jeb Bush

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

Jeb Bush

Public education must be viewed from the lens of providing each child with the learning environment that best meets his or her needs. If we can send a low-income child to a parochial school, knowing that his odds of attending college will increase as a result, then that should be our mission.

Jeb Bush

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

Everything's viewed with a political lens in Washington, and that's just the nature of the beast, and it is what it is.

Jeb Bush

If you have to deal with our friends at ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it's like a Kafka novel. Files just disappear.

Jeb Bush

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.

Jeb Bush

Life teaches you that you need to make decisions in the right time - not too early, not too late.

Jeb Bush

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

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

Jeb Bush

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.

Jeb Bush

Immigration is as much about the American experience and the values we share, and a lot more about economics than it is about politics.

Jeb Bush

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

Jeb Bush

Immigrants create an engine of economic prosperity.

Jeb Bush

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

Jeb Bush

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