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 BUSHI’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President’s spouse. I wish him well!
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Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
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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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Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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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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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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My worst expectations never happened.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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I think the country has had enough Bushes.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
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