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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.

Barbara Bush

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
Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They’re working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.
BARBARA BUSH

Home Veterans Day Work
I’m not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.
BARBARA BUSH

Justice Nice Thinking
I’m taking a vow not to advise.
BARBARA BUSH

Advise Take Vow
The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
BARBARA BUSH

Dream Race Society
You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Done Listening Married
George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
BARBARA BUSH

House Littles Texas
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
BARBARA BUSH

People Worry Writing
I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
BARBARA BUSH

Able Garden Want
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
BARBARA BUSH

Half Mother President
I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Husband Marvelous
The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Reading Teacher
I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Healthy Thinking
If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
BARBARA BUSH

Basketball Dull Weakness
I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
BARBARA BUSH

Parent Parenting Worried
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

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