To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I’m the enforcer. I’m the one who writes them a letter and says ‘Shape up!’ He writes, ‘You’re marvelous.’
BARBARA BUSHRaising five boys is a handful, trust me.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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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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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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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 Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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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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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
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Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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Libraries have always seemed like the richest places in the world to me, and I?ve done some of my best learning and thinking thanks to them. Libraries and librarians have definitely changed my life ? and the lives of countless other Americans.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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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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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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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.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.
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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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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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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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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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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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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 think the country has had enough Bushes.
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