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.
BARBARA BUSHBelieve in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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 not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.
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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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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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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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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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I love talking to people, but what I really love is to feel you’re doing something instead of sitting home and twiddling your thumbs.
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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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George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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