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 BUSHFuture of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that’s how I kept track of what was going on.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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If more people could read, write, and comprehend, we could be much closer to solving so many of the other problems our country faces today.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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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.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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