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If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.

Barbara Bush

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.
BARBARA BUSH

Careers Fun Talking
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH

Boys Handful Trust Me
I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
BARBARA BUSH

Controversial Cost Government
I’m not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.
BARBARA BUSH

Airplane Anything Jump Know
The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
BARBARA BUSH

Interesting Political Trying
I think the country has had enough Bushes.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Politics Thinking
Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
BARBARA BUSH

Changed Good People Things
. . . 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 BUSH

America Important Learning
One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
BARBARA BUSH

Boredom Jobs May
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
BARBARA BUSH

Half Mother President
I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
BARBARA BUSH

Courageous Office Running
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
BARBARA BUSH

Parent People Women
I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
BARBARA BUSH

Abortion Choices Hate
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
BARBARA BUSH

Knows Likes Ugly
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Generosity Giving Memorable
You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Helping Overseas Someone Trying

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