I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
BARBARA BUSHGiving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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If more people could read, write, and comprehend, we could be much closer to solving so many of the other problems our country faces today.
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I’m tired now of the elections.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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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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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
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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.
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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 think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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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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