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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.

Barbara Bush

People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
BARBARA BUSH

Hair People Worry
I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
BARBARA BUSH

Parent Parenting Worried
The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Reading Teacher
If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
BARBARA BUSH

Basketball Dull Weakness
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
The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
BARBARA BUSH

Dream Race Society
I’m a liberal when it comes to human rights, the poor; so’s George Bush. . . . But Liberal and Conservative don’t mean much to me anymore. Does that mean we care about people and are interested and want to help? And if that makes you a Liberal, so be it.
BARBARA BUSH

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

Half Mother President
I’m a little old-fashioned.
BARBARA BUSH

Fashioned Littles Old
Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
BARBARA BUSH

Believe Ideas Time
I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
BARBARA BUSH

Able Garden Want
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
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’m taking a vow not to advise.
BARBARA BUSH

Advise Take Vow
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
BARBARA BUSH

Congratulations Success Teaching
I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Husband Marvelous

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