Thinker Comparison

George W. Bush vs. Jair Bolsonaro

Read 20 entries attributed to George W. Bush alongside 20 attributed to Jair Bolsonaro. Compare the wording and topic labels.

Recorded influence link: George W. Bush → Jair Bolsonaro
Shared topic labels:
politics
freedom
time
justice

This page places 20 entries attributed to George W. Bush alongside 20 attributed to Jair Bolsonaro. Each selection is ordered by stored importance score. These are selections from QuoteLineage, not complete accounts of either author's work.

Topic labels present in both displayed selections: politics, freedom, time, justice. Shared labels do not by themselves demonstrate agreement, disagreement, or influence between the authors.

Attributed to George W. Bush, entry #54811: "I thought the Iraqis were Muslims."

Attributed to Jair Bolsonaro, entry #99811: "Look, working nine, ten years old at the farm, I was not harmed at all. When a nine-year-old, ten-year-old goes to work somewhere, it's full of people there. Now, when I'm smoking…"

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George W. Bush

1824 – 1900

Politics
United States
702 quotes

George Walker Bush is an American politician, businessman, and former U.S. Air Force officer who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party and the eldest son of the 41st president, George H.

"I thought the Iraqis were Muslims."

#mind

"I'm for an immigration policy that's welcoming."

#politics

"This is something the world should know about. Some have tried to pose a choice between American ideals and American interests — between who we are and how w…"

#freedom

"Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom."

#freedom

"Secondly, you are blessed to live in the greatest Nation – ever. Here you can strive and succeed as far as you dare to dream. It says something about our cou…"

#hope

"Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear."

#freedom

"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them."

#fear

"People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or he…"

#time

"Thank you. Thank you very much. President Turner, thanks. Members of the Board of Trustees, Provost Ludden, faculty, staff, distinguished guests, parents, an…"

#leadership

"I understand not everybody agrees with the decisions I've made, but that's not unique to Central or South America. Truth of the matter is, there's people who…"

#truth

"Lacking the military strength to challenge us directly, the terrorists have chosen the weapon of fear. When they murder children at a school in Beslan or blo…"

#war

"Iraq's talented people, rich culture, and tremendous potential have been hijacked by Saddam Hussein. His brutal regime has reduced a country with a long and …"

#art

"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended."

#freedom

"Jazz, often called America's classical music, so influenced our culture that Americans named a decade after it. Like the country of its birth, jazz blends ma…"

#justice

"You have lifted a shadow of fear for many families. God bless you and may God bless the victims."

#religion

"In the defense of our nation, a president must be a clear-eyed realist. There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not s…"

#power

"My call tonight is for every American to commit at least two years — 4,000 hours over the rest of your lifetime, to the service of your neighbors and your na…"

#time

"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."

#peace

"The state can do what they want to do. Don't try to trap me in this state's issue like you're trying to get me into."

#politics

"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."

#mind
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Jair Bolsonaro

1955 – 2019

Politics
Brazil
163 quotes

Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 2019.

"Look, working nine, ten years old at the farm, I was not harmed at all. When a nine-year-old, ten-year-old goes to work somewhere, it's full of people there.…"

#time

"These agents from the Cuban regime were also taken to Venezuela by Hugo Chávez. Today around 60 thousand of them control and interfere with every area of loc…"

#freedom

"Doing justice? Who wants to get me? Come on top of me. They want to lift my bank secrecy; I know that they have to have a fact, but I will open my own bank r…"

#justice

"Hungary is a country that has suffered a lot with communism in the past, a people that knows what dictatorship is. The Brazilian people still do not know wha…"

#knowledge

"What is a golden shower?"

#money

"We have a problem with a former adviser, who used to work for Flávio, atypical activities. will be heard next week. If there is something wrong with me or my…"

#humor

"it's devastating to know that someone with so much influence has such a disdain for the queer community."

#knowledge

"I can't even go to Paraguay with my salary."

#humor

"They lost in 1964, and now they have lost in 2016. To the memory of Colonel Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, the dread of Dilma Rousseff."

#books

"Yes, I’m homophobic – and very proud of it."

"Jesus Christ was not totally passive. He drove the money changers from the temple. If he had a firearm, he'd have used it."

#friendship

"To say that hunger happens in Brazil is a big lie. People don't eat well and get sick. That I agree. Now go hungry, no. You do not see poor people on the str…"

#success

"If I'm president, I'll leave UN. That institution is of no use. It's an organization of communists, of people that don't have any commitment at least to Sout…"

#Human Nature

"I defend torture. A drug dealer who acts on the streets against our children must to be immediately put on a pau-de-arara. There would be no human rights in …"

#family

"We want to have a great Brazil just like Trump wants to have a great America."

#justice

"In Brazil, we have 1,000 penis amputations a year due to a lack of water and soap. We have to find a way to get out of the bottom of this hole."

#time

"I'm a victim of prejudice against heterosexuals."

"We’re all migrants in Brazil, but we can’t fling our doors open wide for to just come. To come here and marry 11-year-old children... We can’t tolerate certa…"

#family

"The Statute of the Child and Adolescent must to be ripped and thrown into a latrine. It is a stimulus to child vagabondage and rascality."

#family

"The recent declarations of Olavo de Carvalho against members of the government of the Republic do not contribute to the unity of its forces and the proposed …"

#politics
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