Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
BARBARA BUSHFuture of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
BARBARA BUSHSome people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
BARBARA BUSHWhy 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.
BARBARA BUSHGiving 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 BUSHI do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
BARBARA BUSHAnd who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President’s spouse. I wish him well!
BARBARA BUSHI don’t like attacking.
BARBARA BUSHThe darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.
BARBARA BUSHNobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
BARBARA BUSHI’m a little old-fashioned.
BARBARA BUSHI’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 BUSHI think the country has had enough Bushes.
BARBARA BUSHBias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
BARBARA BUSHDescribing 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 BUSHI really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
BARBARA BUSHNancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
BARBARA BUSH