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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.

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
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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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But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it's gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it's not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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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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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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