Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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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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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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I’m the enforcer. I’m the one who writes them a letter and says ‘Shape up!’ He writes, ‘You’re marvelous.’
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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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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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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I’m not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.
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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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Libraries have always seemed like the richest places in the world to me, and I?ve done some of my best learning and thinking thanks to them. Libraries and librarians have definitely changed my life ? and the lives of countless other Americans.
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Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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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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