You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
BARBARA BUSHNobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting.
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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’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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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
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I love talking to people, but what I really love is to feel you’re doing something instead of sitting home and twiddling your thumbs.
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I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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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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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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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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