Barbara Bush
American First Lady
Lived from: 1925 - 2018
Born: 8 june 1925 Died: 17 april 2018
Quotes 21 till 37 of 37.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.
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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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Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!
Barbara Bush: A Memoir― Barbara Bush -
The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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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.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
Barbara Bush: A Memoir― Barbara Bush -
Three 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.
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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
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Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.
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You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
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You get nothing done if you don't listen to each other.
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You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way.
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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.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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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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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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