Barbara Bush on nice
Barbara Bush87 quotes“I’m not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.”
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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.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush 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.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush Raising George Walker was not easy.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush 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.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush 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.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush . . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush As if we don’t have enough volence on television. After her husband accidentally hit two spectators with golf balls during a celebrity golf tournament.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush Your success as a family… our success as a nation… depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
Barbara BushBarbara Bush 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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When you are with your friends, control your tongue.
Stuart PetersonStuart Peterson And you have fast become my weakness, even as you remain my source of strength.
Alma-May NoaAlma-May Noa No one else is on your path so why should their limits be?
Elezabeth SymondElezabeth Symond I heard many tongues in many languages saying that people cannot be Gods, and that’s a given. But what if people don’t know what was given to them?
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn Pride – it screams a lot louder than love sometimes.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix Messed up people even see the beauty in all the shitty places.
Lara-LeanLara-Lean I loved you more than love was allowed.
Lang LeavLang Leav Don’t mistake your discovery for the absence of yourself.
Sania AbbasSania Abbas
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All these nice people saying I’m going to be world champion won’t make me any faster, you have to believe it yourself.
Sebastian VettelSebastian Vettel Nice to be here? At my age it’s nice to be anywhere.
George BurnsGeorge Burns Southern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading.
P. J. O'RourkeP. J. O'Rourke I like a good pair of jeans, but I also like putting on a nice tux.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I could do no wrong in my mother’s eyes from the day I was born. My fans bought her a very nice house in San Antonio, and she has a great life.
Ron WhiteRon White It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
Dag HammarskjoldDag Hammarskjold Put him in a nice detached villa and he’d never have written a word.
Alan BennettAlan Bennett It’s nice to have more time to work on the character, and to have big scenes to play. But if there’s something playable there, and if it’s interesting to do, then that’s nice.
Alan AldaAlan Alda
