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?
BARBARA BUSHOne thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
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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.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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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.
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There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.
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You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
BARBARA BUSH






