Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
BARBARA BUSHI hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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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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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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
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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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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
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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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But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it’s gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it’s not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?
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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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Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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