Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now.
BARBARA BUSHI mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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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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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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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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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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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 abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
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And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
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Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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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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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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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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