. . . 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 BUSHMy worst expectations never happened.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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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 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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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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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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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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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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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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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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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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