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 BUSHYou get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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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’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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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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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’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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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
BARBARA BUSH