Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
BARBARA BUSHTo us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you’re not going to change each other’s minds. It’s a waste of your time and my time.
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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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I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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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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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Describing life out of the public eye to David Letterman, December 6th, 1996 It’s been different. I started driving again. I started cooking again. My driving’s better than my cooking. George has discovered Sam’s Club.
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I’m not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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