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.
BARBARA BUSHThere are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.
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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I’m tired now of the elections.
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I don’t like attacking.
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Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It’s supposed to be fun.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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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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One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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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 little old-fashioned.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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I think a lot of our problems are because people don’t listen to our children. It is not always easy. They’re not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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