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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.

Barbara Bush

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Barbara Bush
Age: 92 †
Born: 1925
Born: June 8
Died: 2018
Died: April 17
Former First Lady Of The United States
Politician
Manhattan borough
New York City
Barbara Pierce Bush
Barbara Pierce
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. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.
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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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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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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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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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I think a lot of our problems are because people don't listen to our children. It is not always easy. They're not always so brilliant that you want to spend hours with them. But it is very important to listen to them.
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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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You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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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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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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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.
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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.
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I'm a little old-fashioned.
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Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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