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

Barbara Bush

Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
BARBARA BUSH

Feel Gender Made
I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Healthy Thinking
I’m taking a vow not to advise.
BARBARA BUSH

Advise Take Vow
Your success as a family… our success as a nation… depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.
BARBARA BUSH

Family House White
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?
BARBARA BUSH

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

Children Family Mother
Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
BARBARA BUSH

Building Family Friends Important
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
The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
BARBARA BUSH

Ark Built Volunteer
Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.
BARBARA BUSH

Good Judgement Luck People
Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
BARBARA BUSH

Blood Inspirational Money
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Blue Mind Waste
I’m tired now of the elections.
BARBARA BUSH

Election Tired
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
The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
BARBARA BUSH

Conventions Opinion Platform

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