“My job is to make decisions”
Gill gave us a G.W. Bush calendar last Christmas, which has been a source of much amusement so far – each day’s sheet has a quotation from the US President. However, if you don’t have the calendar, it’s OK - the White House web site is also a good source for his quotes. Like this one, for example, taken from a speech made a couple of days ago in Ohio:
My job is a job to make decisions. I’m a decision—if the job description were, what do you do—it’s decision-maker. And I make a lot of big ones, and I make a lot of little ones.Interestingly enough, the first decision I made happened right before I got sworn in as President. I was at the Blair House, which is across the street from the White House, getting ready to give my inaugural address. And the phone rang, and the head usher at the White House said, “President-elect Bush.” I said, “Yes.” He said, “What color rug do you want in the Oval Office?” (Laughter.) I said, this is going to be a decision-making experience. (Laughter.)