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 BUSHThe Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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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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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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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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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!
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Your success as a family… our success as a nation… depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.
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I’m a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything.
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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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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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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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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