And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President’s spouse. I wish him well!
BARBARA BUSHYou know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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?
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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I don’t like attacking.
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I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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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.
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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.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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