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Barbara Bush

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
BARBARA BUSH

Generosity Giving Memorable
My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
BARBARA BUSH

Bad Boys Right Son
You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
BARBARA BUSH

Die Sister Six Tell Years
Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
BARBARA BUSH

Changed Good People Things
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.’
BARBARA BUSH

Discipline Shapes Writing
You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
BARBARA BUSH

Political Powerful Thinking
Raising George Walker was not easy.
BARBARA BUSH

Easy Raise Walker
To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Inspirational Mean
Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Likes Losing
George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
BARBARA BUSH

House Littles Texas
Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They’re working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.
BARBARA BUSH

Home Veterans Day Work
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

Home Love Talking
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
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
BARBARA BUSH

Knows Likes Ugly
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 mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
BARBARA BUSH

Complicated Country Mean

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