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title: "7 Core Quotes By Jeb Bush"
description: "7 Core quotes by Jeb Bush. Plus more from Jeb Bush and more Core sayings from other authors."
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> [A lot of conservatives, a big part of the Republican base don't like his position on common core, don't like his position…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/a-lot-of-conservatives-a-big-part-of-the-republican-base-don-t-like/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/jeb-bush-1082_bigs_a-lot-of-conservatives-a-big-part-of-the_116626.png)

> [Any time an elected official in the world we're in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/any-time-an-elected-official-in-the-world-we-re-in-today-that-appears/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/jeb-bush-1082_challenges_any-time-an-elected-official-in-the-worl_187455.png)

> [I acted on my core beliefs on social issues as governor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-acted-on-my-core-beliefs-on-social-issues-as-governor/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/jeb-bush-1082_acted_i-acted-on-my-core-beliefs-on-social-iss_772637.png)

> [The Common Core State Standards are more rigorous standards than the great majority of states had in place previously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/the-common-core-state-standards-are-more-rigorous-standards-than-the/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/768/jeb-bush-1082_common_the-common-core-state-standards-are-more_929931.png)

> [It's at the core of the Catholic faith, and to imagine how we are going to succeed in our country unless we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/it-s-at-the-core-of-the-catholic-faith-and-to-imagine-how-we-are/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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> [States are free to modify the Common Core State Standards or adopt their own individual standards, because academic standards are the prerogative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/states-are-free-to-modify-the-common-core-state-standards-or-adopt/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/jeb-bush-1082_academic_states-are-free-to-modify-the-common-cor_2665322.png)

> [There is no question we need higher academic standards and at the local level the rigor of the Common Core state standards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/there-is-no-question-we-need-higher-academic-standards-and-at-the/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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## Other authors on Core

## More by Jeb Bush

> [I think the voters can make up their own minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-think-the-voters-can-make-up-their-own-minds/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Barack Obama became president, and he abandoned Iraq. He left, and when he left Al Qaida was done for. ISIS was created because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/barack-obama-became-president-and-he-abandoned-iraq-he-left-and-when/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Clearly if the United States' relationship with Cuba changed, which would require a regime change inside Cuba, if Cuba moved towards a more democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/clearly-if-the-united-states-relationship-with-cuba-changed-which/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Is Islam a religion of peace? I'm sure for some of the practitioners, but it's been hijacked by people who have an ideology that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/is-islam-a-religion-of-peace-i-m-sure-for-some-of-the-practitioners/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/but-without-a-caring-society-without-each-citizen-voluntarily/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Sometimes when people say things, we should actually believe what they say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/sometimes-when-people-say-things-we-should-actually-believe-what-they/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [ Donald \[Trump\], you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. That's not going to happen. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/donald-trump-you-re-not-going-to-be-able-to-insult-your-way-to-the/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [A lot of conservatives, a big part of the Republican base don't like his position on common core, don't like his position on immigration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/a-lot-of-conservatives-a-big-part-of-the-republican-base-don-t-like/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [ I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington \[but\] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-m-not-an-expert-on-the-ways-of-washington-but-it-makes-no-sense-to/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [Every weapon system has been gutted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/every-weapon-system-has-been-gutted/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [I'm a grinder…I've never taken more than a week off in my adult life. I truly believe work is a virtue, it gives you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-m-a-grinder-i-ve-never-taken-more-than-a-week-off-in-my-adult-life/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [To bring about a genuine political realignment, Republicans must kill the Government Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs - the very Goose they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/to-bring-about-a-genuine-political-realignment-republicans-must-kill/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [It's hard to be a son of a candidate. It's hard to be a brother of a candidate. I think it may be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/it-s-hard-to-be-a-son-of-a-candidate-it-s-hard-to-be-a-brother-of-a/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [You cant just be against the president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/you-cant-just-be-against-the-president/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

> [The United States Constitution is clear. It prohibits religious tests for public office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/the-united-states-constitution-is-clear-it-prohibits-religious-tests/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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