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.
BARBARA BUSHRaising five boys is a handful, trust me.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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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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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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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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Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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