I’m tired now of the elections.
BARBARA BUSHI’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.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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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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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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Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It’s supposed to be fun.
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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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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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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.’
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It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it’s a family thing, and I guess it’s clean.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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