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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.

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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Politics

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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.
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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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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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I'm not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive, just nice.
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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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Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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Your success as a family... our success as a nation... depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.
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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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There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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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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You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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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.
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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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Believe in something larger than yourself ... to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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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.
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Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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