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.’
BARBARA BUSHThe First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It’s supposed to be fun.
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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’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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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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I don’t like attacking.
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George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
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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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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now.
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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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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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
BARBARA BUSH