. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
BARBARA BUSHI think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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I think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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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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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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I’m tired now of the elections.
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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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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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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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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I’m a liberal when it comes to human rights, the poor; so’s George Bush. . . . But Liberal and Conservative don’t mean much to me anymore. Does that mean we care about people and are interested and want to help? And if that makes you a Liberal, so be it.
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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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