And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President’s spouse. I wish him well!
BARBARA BUSHWhy be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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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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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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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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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.
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Libraries have always seemed like the richest places in the world to me, and I?ve done some of my best learning and thinking thanks to them. Libraries and librarians have definitely changed my life ? and the lives of countless other Americans.
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Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
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Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
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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’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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