Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
BARBARA BUSH. . . 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.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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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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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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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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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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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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And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
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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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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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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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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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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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