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I’m taking a vow not to advise.

Barbara Bush

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
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH

Boys Handful Trust Me
I’m a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything.
BARBARA BUSH

Firsts Important Years
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Love Marriage
Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, ‘We would like to publish your book.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t have a book,’ and they said well it’s a well known fact that you have kept diaries.
BARBARA BUSH

Book House White
Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
BARBARA BUSH

Friendship Good Life Values
Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
BARBARA BUSH

Believe Ideas Time
Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
BARBARA BUSH

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

Hair People Worry
You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Helping Overseas Someone Trying
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 First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
BARBARA BUSH

Doe First Matter
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
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
BARBARA BUSH

People Worry Writing
I don’t like attacking.
BARBARA BUSH

Action Attacking Like Plan
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

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