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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.

Barbara Bush

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
BARBARA BUSH

Dream Race Society
Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
BARBARA BUSH

Blood Inspirational Money
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 BUSH

Blue Mind Waste
You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
BARBARA BUSH

Die Sister Six Tell Years
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 BUSH

Home Veterans Day Work
Describing life out of the public eye to David Letterman, December 6th, 1996 It’s been different. I started driving again. I started cooking again. My driving’s better than my cooking. George has discovered Sam’s Club.
BARBARA BUSH

Discovery Eye Life
Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Likes Losing
I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
BARBARA BUSH

Courageous Office Running
I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Husband Marvelous
Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
BARBARA BUSH

Family House White
If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
BARBARA BUSH

President Thinking Wife
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Generosity Giving Memorable
But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it’s gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it’s not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?
BARBARA BUSH

Beautiful Mean War
George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
BARBARA BUSH

House Littles Texas
Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
BARBARA BUSH

Advice Care Wife
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Loss Thinking

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