And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
BARBARA BUSHYou have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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Describing life out of the public eye to David Letterman, December 6th, 1996 It’s been different. I started driving again. I started cooking again. My driving’s better than my cooking. George has discovered Sam’s Club.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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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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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
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George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
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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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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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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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