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I'm a little old-fashioned.

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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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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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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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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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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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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. . . 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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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. I wish him well!
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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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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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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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