The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
BARBARA BUSHYou try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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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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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.
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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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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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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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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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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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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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