If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
BARBARA BUSHRaising George Walker was not easy.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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.
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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.
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Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
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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.
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But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it’s gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it’s not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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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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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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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 hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, ‘We would like to publish your book.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t have a book,’ and they said well it’s a well known fact that you have kept diaries.
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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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