I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
BARBARA BUSHThe state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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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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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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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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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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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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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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 mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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