Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
BARBARA BUSHThe winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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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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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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Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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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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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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As if we don’t have enough volence on television. After her husband accidentally hit two spectators with golf balls during a celebrity golf tournament.
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I think the country has had enough Bushes.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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I love talking to people, but what I really love is to feel you’re doing something instead of sitting home and twiddling your thumbs.
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