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.
BARBARA BUSHRaising five boys is a handful, trust me.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
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I’m a little old-fashioned.
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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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I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
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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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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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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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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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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’m a liberal when it comes to human rights, the poor; so’s George Bush. . . . But Liberal and Conservative don’t mean much to me anymore. Does that mean we care about people and are interested and want to help? And if that makes you a Liberal, so be it.
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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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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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