I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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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I’m not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I’m saying that if you opt for children – be you man or woman – you have to take care of them.
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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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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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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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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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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 First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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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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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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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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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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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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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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