I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
BARBARA BUSHAnd so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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 don’t like attacking.
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You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.
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. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
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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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My worst expectations never happened.
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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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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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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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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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If more people could read, write, and comprehend, we could be much closer to solving so many of the other problems our country faces today.
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
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