One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
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.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the 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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Your success as a family… our success as a nation… depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.
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If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
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Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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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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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
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You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you’re not going to change each other’s minds. It’s a waste of your time and my time.
BARBARA BUSH