Quotes from Jeb Bush

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.

Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.

I have a blessed life in so many ways.

It's at the core of the Catholic faith, and to imagine how we are going to succeed in our country unless we have committed family life, a child-centered family system, is hard to imagine.

I'm getting nervous to be called a centrist. Breaking out in a rash.

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 need to focus our energies there, not these broad, blanket, kind of statements that will make it harder for us to deal with ISIS. We need to deal with ISIS in the caliphate. We need a strategy to destroy ISIS there. You can't do that without the cooperation of the Muslim world because they're as threatened as we are.

I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.

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

I think my dad's post-presidency, he didn't miss a beat. He didn't get into any kind of 'Woe is me.' He dusted himself off and led an incredible life since 1993.

It's really important to recognize that family life in America has changed pretty dramatically.

In a divided government, you can't just say, 'It's my way or the highway.'

I have a proven record, a record of accomplishment, a record of cutting taxes, of shrinking the government, of reforming education, of challenging the status quo, eliminating career civil service protections, shrinking the government workforce by 11 percent, but leading the nation in job growth.

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.

A lot of things in history change over time.

As a candidate, I intend to let everyone hear my message, including the many who can express their love of country in a different language.

I've always believed that if you support reform or you support a particular idea that you ought to fund that idea first and not the system.

I have a voice: I want to share my beliefs about how the conservative movement and the Republican party can regain its footing, because we've lost our way.

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

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

You tell me which society is going to be the winner in this 21st Century: One that worries about how we feel or the one that worries about making sure that the next generation has the capacity to eat everybody's lunch.

If you set a tone that you don't want people to be part of your team, they don't join.

Way too many people believe Republicans are anti-immigrant, anti-woman, anti-science, anti-gay, anti-worker.

There should be a path to earned legal status for those that are here. Not - not amnesty - earned legal status, which means you pay a fine and do many things over an extended period of time.