Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
BARBARA BUSHMy worst expectations never happened.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
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I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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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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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
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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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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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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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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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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’m tired now of the elections.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it’s a family thing, and I guess it’s clean.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that’s how I kept track of what was going on.
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