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To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I’m the enforcer. I’m the one who writes them a letter and says ‘Shape up!’ He writes, ‘You’re marvelous.’

Barbara Bush

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society’s dream, her own personal dream.
BARBARA BUSH

Dream Race Society
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
Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
BARBARA BUSH

Friendship Good Life Values
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
I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
BARBARA BUSH

Dirty Hate Naughty
To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Inspirational Mean
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
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
BARBARA BUSH

Family Friendship Inspirational
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
BARBARA BUSH

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

Children Family Mother
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
BARBARA BUSH

Boys Handful Trust Me
Show me a wife who doesn’t offer advice and I’ll show you one who doesn’t care very much.
BARBARA BUSH

Advice Care Wife
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
BARBARA BUSH

Half Mother President
You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.
BARBARA BUSH

Children Done Listening Married
I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
BARBARA BUSH

Able Garden Want

To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I’m the enforcer. I’m the one who writes them a letter and says ‘Shape up!’ He writes, ‘You’re marvelous.’

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To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I’m the enforcer. I’m the one who writes them a letter and says ‘Shape up!’ He writes, ‘You’re marvelous.’

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