The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.
BARBARA BUSHGiving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
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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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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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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I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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And 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!
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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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 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 mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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