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I think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.

Barbara Bush

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
The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
BARBARA BUSH

Doe First Matter
It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it’s a family thing, and I guess it’s clean.
BARBARA BUSH

Clean Dumb Family Guess
I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
BARBARA BUSH

House Missing White
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
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 mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
BARBARA BUSH

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

Children Family Mother
The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
BARBARA BUSH

Ark Built Volunteer
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
BARBARA BUSH

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

Half Mother President
Raising George Walker was not easy.
BARBARA BUSH

Easy Raise Walker
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

Controversial Cost Government
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Friendship Inspirational
I don’t like attacking.
BARBARA BUSH

Action Attacking Like Plan

I think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.

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