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.
BARBARA BUSHTo us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I’m tired now of the elections.
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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.
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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.’
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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 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.
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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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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
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I’m not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.
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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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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 think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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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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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH