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.
BARBARA BUSHNobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it’s a family thing, and I guess it’s clean.
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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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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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Libraries have always seemed like the richest places in the world to me, and I?ve done some of my best learning and thinking thanks to them. Libraries and librarians have definitely changed my life ? and the lives of countless other Americans.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
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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.
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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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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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I’m taking a vow not to advise.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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