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Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

Barbara Bush

I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
BARBARA BUSH

House Missing White
Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
BARBARA BUSH

Advice Care Wife
Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Likes Losing
You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
BARBARA BUSH

Political Powerful Thinking
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Car Pool Track
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?
BARBARA BUSH

Beautiful Mean War
George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
BARBARA BUSH

House Littles Texas
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Country People Writing
Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
BARBARA BUSH

Blood Inspirational Money
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
BARBARA BUSH

People Worry Writing
Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
BARBARA BUSH

Friendship Good Life Values
My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
BARBARA BUSH

Bad Boys Right Son
I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
BARBARA BUSH

Abortion Outspoken Pro
The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
BARBARA BUSH

Conventions Opinion Platform
People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
BARBARA BUSH

Hair People Worry
The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Dirty Family

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