And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
BARBARA BUSHI think the country has had enough Bushes.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
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And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President’s spouse. I wish him well!
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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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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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I’m tired now of the elections.
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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 not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice.
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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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Believe in something larger than yourself … to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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I’m not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I’m saying that if you opt for children – be you man or woman – you have to take care of them.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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