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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.

Barbara Bush

Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Family Mother
I’m tired now of the elections.
BARBARA BUSH

Election Tired
I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
BARBARA BUSH

Complicated Country Mean
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
BARBARA BUSH

Half Mother President
I think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Loss Thinking
One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
BARBARA BUSH

Boredom Jobs May
George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
BARBARA BUSH

House Littles Texas
There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.
BARBARA BUSH

President Running Way
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Friendship Inspirational
I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Important Thinking
I’m a little old-fashioned.
BARBARA BUSH

Fashioned Littles Old
I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Husband Marvelous
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Needs Women
And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
BARBARA BUSH

Anarchy Arena People
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Discovery Eye Life
I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Mom Mother

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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