If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
BARBARA BUSHI married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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I’m not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I’m saying that if you opt for children – be you man or woman – you have to take care of them.
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Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It’s supposed to be fun.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it’s a family thing, and I guess it’s clean.
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If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
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As if we don’t have enough volence on television. After her husband accidentally hit two spectators with golf balls during a celebrity golf tournament.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that’s how I kept track of what was going on.
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George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
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At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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