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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.

Jeb Bush

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Jeb Bush
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: February 11
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The notion that somehow you're going to have freedom just kind of outbreak in Cuba, I think is false.
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We need to focus on building a military that is second-to-none ... so that we can destroy Islamic terrorism.
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Hillary Clinton has aligned herself with Barack Obama on ISIS, Iran and the economy. It's an alliance doomed to fail. My proven record suggests that - my detailed plans will fortify our national and economic security. And my proven record as governor makes - will give you a sense that I don't make false promises.
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There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.
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I think we need to lift our spirits and have high, lofty expectations for this great country of ours.The new normal of two percent [growth] that the left is saying you can't do anything about is so dangerous for our country.
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I'm enjoying turning down all requests for interviews. I don't miss being in politics.
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We need to unleash the military in unison with our partners in Europe and the Middle East to be effective.
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I kind of know what my job is, it's to develop a message that's hopeful and optimistic about the future of the country, to develop ideas that will give people a sense that they can lift up, and to tell them about my leadership skills to make it so.
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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.
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America does not have the luxury of withdrawing from the world, our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged and involved in -- often distant places.
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I'm a skeptic. I'm not a scientist. I think the science has been politicized.
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