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Barbara Bush

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.
BARBARA BUSH

Inspirational Life Meaningful
You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.
BARBARA BUSH

Love Thank Witty You
I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
BARBARA BUSH

Parent Parenting Worried
If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
BARBARA BUSH

President Thinking Wife
The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Reading Teacher
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!
BARBARA BUSH

Inspirational White Women
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Mean People Rights
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH

Boys Handful Trust Me
I don’t like attacking.
BARBARA BUSH

Action Attacking Like Plan
The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
BARBARA BUSH

Ark Built Volunteer
Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It’s supposed to be fun.
BARBARA BUSH

Careers Fun Talking
Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, ‘We would like to publish your book.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t have a book,’ and they said well it’s a well known fact that you have kept diaries.
BARBARA BUSH

Book House White
The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
BARBARA BUSH

Doe First Matter
I’m not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.
BARBARA BUSH

Justice Nice Thinking
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Blue Mind Waste
George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
BARBARA BUSH

House Littles Texas

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