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One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.

Barbara Bush

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

Children Husband Marvelous
You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Done Listening Married
Describing life out of the public eye to David Letterman, December 6th, 1996 It’s been different. I started driving again. I started cooking again. My driving’s better than my cooking. George has discovered Sam’s Club.
BARBARA BUSH

Discovery Eye Life
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 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
Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
BARBARA BUSH

Generosity Giving Memorable
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
BARBARA BUSH

Half Mother President
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
BARBARA BUSH

Knows Likes Ugly
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Friendship Inspirational
I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
BARBARA BUSH

Parent Parenting Worried
I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
BARBARA BUSH

Able Garden Want
The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
BARBARA BUSH

Ark Built Volunteer
Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
BARBARA BUSH

Changed Good People Things
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH

Boys Handful Trust Me
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’m taking a vow not to advise.
BARBARA BUSH

Advise Take Vow

One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.

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