Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
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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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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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 a little old-fashioned.
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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.
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But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it’s gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it’s not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?
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Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
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I’m a liberal when it comes to human rights, the poor; so’s George Bush. . . . But Liberal and Conservative don’t mean much to me anymore. Does that mean we care about people and are interested and want to help? And if that makes you a Liberal, so be it.
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One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
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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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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH