I’m a little old-fashioned.
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 mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Libraries have always seemed like the richest places in the world to me, and I?ve done some of my best learning and thinking thanks to them. Libraries and librarians have definitely changed my life ? and the lives of countless other Americans.
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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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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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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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Your success as a family… our success as a nation… depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.
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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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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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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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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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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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Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
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