George Will

George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
nice thinking america
I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America, where it's nice and safe and secure.
land survival liberty
The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands.
maps essentials achieve
Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace.
expectations low-expectations masters
I'm the master of low expectations.
actors good-listener listeners
Tommy (Thompson) is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too.
tyrants hatred reign
There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment and expose the pretensions of tyrants and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant. And that is the force of human freedom.
promise funny-bush said
I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.
lakes bass pounds
I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake.
looks economy term
In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession.
president want great-depression
So I analyzed that and decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or the beginning of a depression greater than the Great Depression.
wall thinking people
You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in President, during I arrived in President.
bushism
This thaw -- took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw.
growing-up ocean fishing
I didn't grow up in the ocean -- as a matter of fact -- near the ocean -- I grew up in the desert. Therefore, it was a pleasant contrast to see the ocean. And I particularly like it when I'm fishing.
president disaster bushism
And I, unfortunately, have been to too many disasters as president.