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Barbara Bush

Whatever the era…one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Family Mother
I really loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all.
BARBARA BUSH

House Missing White
The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Reading Teacher
Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Nancy People Perfectionist
Raising George Walker was not easy.
BARBARA BUSH

Easy Raise Walker
It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it’s a family thing, and I guess it’s clean.
BARBARA BUSH

Clean Dumb Family Guess
If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
BARBARA BUSH

Basketball Dull Weakness
You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
BARBARA BUSH

Arms Kids Strong
I’m not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.
BARBARA BUSH

Airplane Anything Jump Know
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
BARBARA BUSH

Knows Likes Ugly
You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Helping Overseas Someone Trying
My worst expectations never happened.
BARBARA BUSH

Expectations Happened Worst
Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Likes Losing
The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
BARBARA BUSH

Ark Built Volunteer
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
BARBARA BUSH

Congratulations Success Teaching
I’m not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
BARBARA BUSH

Abortion Outspoken Pro
Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
BARBARA BUSH

Building Family Friends Important
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
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH

Boys Handful Trust Me
I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Important Thinking
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
Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.
BARBARA BUSH

Changed Good People Things
I think the country has had enough Bushes.
BARBARA BUSH

Country Politics Thinking
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 BUSH

Country People Writing
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
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Friendship Inspirational
And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.
BARBARA BUSH

Anarchy Arena People

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