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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
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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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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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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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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I'm a little old-fashioned.
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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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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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My worst expectations never happened.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.
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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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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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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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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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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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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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Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
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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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