And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
BARBARA BUSHBut 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?
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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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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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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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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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
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At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
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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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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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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’m not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.
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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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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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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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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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