Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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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.
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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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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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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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. . . 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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If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
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You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.
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It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that’s how I kept track of what was going on.
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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 know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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