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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

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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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Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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I'm a little old-fashioned.
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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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