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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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'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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If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
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I'm a little old-fashioned.
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Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood . . . but everyone has something to give.
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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 a liberal when it comes to human rights, the poor so's George Bush. . . . But Liberal and Conservative don't mean much to me anymore. Does that mean we care about people and are interested and want to help? And if that makes you a Liberal, so be it.
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The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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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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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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Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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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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You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.
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If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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