I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
BARBARA BUSHAt 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.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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I’m tired now of the elections.
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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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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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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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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you’re not going to change each other’s minds. It’s a waste of your time and my time.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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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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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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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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