Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.
BARBARA BUSHThree publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, ‘We would like to publish your book.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t have a book,’ and they said well it’s a well known fact that you have kept diaries.
More Barbara Bush Quotes
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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As if we don’t have enough volence on television. After her husband accidentally hit two spectators with golf balls during a celebrity golf tournament.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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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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Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
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You can’t tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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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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Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
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If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
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Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
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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 don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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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.
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