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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.

Barbara Bush

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.
BARBARA BUSH

Interesting Political Trying
My worst expectations never happened.
BARBARA BUSH

Expectations Happened Worst
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
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
BARBARA BUSH

People Worry Writing
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
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
My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
BARBARA BUSH

Bad Boys Right Son
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
BARBARA BUSH

Knows Likes Ugly
I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
BARBARA BUSH

Controversial Cost Government
I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Mom Mother
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.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Needs Women
The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Dirty Family
I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Husband Marvelous
People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
BARBARA BUSH

Hair People Worry
I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
BARBARA BUSH

Dirty Hate Naughty
I’m a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything.
BARBARA BUSH

Firsts Important Years

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