One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
BARBARA BUSHWhatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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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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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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I’m not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I’m saying that if you opt for children – be you man or woman – you have to take care of them.
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To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I’m the enforcer. I’m the one who writes them a letter and says ‘Shape up!’ He writes, ‘You’re marvelous.’
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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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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
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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’m not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.
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I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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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.
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