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 BUSHTo us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
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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’m tired now of the elections.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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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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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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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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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 try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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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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