I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
BARBARA BUSHWhatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I don’t like attacking.
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I love talking to people, but what I really love is to feel you’re doing something instead of sitting home and twiddling your thumbs.
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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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But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it’s gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it’s not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?
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Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
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You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
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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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One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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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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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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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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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 want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
BARBARA BUSH