Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
BARBARA BUSHAnd who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President’s spouse. I wish him well!
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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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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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, ‘We would like to publish your book.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t have a book,’ and they said well it’s a well known fact that you have kept diaries.
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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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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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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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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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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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I’m tired now of the elections.
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