George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
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.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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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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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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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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Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
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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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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
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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 do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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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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My worst expectations never happened.
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Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They’re working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.
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And 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!
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