If more people could read, write, and comprehend, we could be much closer to solving so many of the other problems our country faces today.
BARBARA BUSHI really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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 really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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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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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now.
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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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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?
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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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