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Here are **verified quotes of wisdom** from **George H. W. Bush** (1924–2018), 41st President of the United States, drawn from his speeches, writings, and public remarks:
1. **”Any definition of a successful life must include serving others.”**
*Source: Commencement Address at the University of Notre Dame, May 17, 1992*
On the essential role of service in a meaningful life.
2. **”I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger.”**
*Source: Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989*
A message of hope and resilience.
3. **”We are a nation of communities… a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.”**
*Source: Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989*
Celebrating civic engagement and voluntary service.
4. **”Be bold in your caring, be bold in your dreaming and above all else, always do your best.”**
*Source: Speech to the Points of Light Foundation, 1990*
A call to live fully and serve generously.
5. **”I hope history will say that I was a president who cared about the people, that I did my very best, and that I was fair and decent and honest.”**
*Source: Quoted in *All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings* (1999)*
A reflection on the legacy he hoped to leave.
6. **”Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes, nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power — and it is to serve people.”**
*Source: Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989*
On the ethical use of leadership and authority.
7. **”When you lose, you don’t have to explain anything to anybody. When you win, you don’t have to explain anything to anybody.”**
*Source: Personal reflection, often quoted in political commentary*
A pragmatic observation about success and failure.
8. **”We are not the sum of our possessions.”**
*Source: Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989*
A moral statement on the true nature of human worth.
If you want, I can also summarize **key leadership principles** that emerge from George H. W. Bush’s life and presidency — they often center around **service, decency, humility, and quiet strength**. Vill du ha en sådan sammanfattning också?