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You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.

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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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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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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. . . 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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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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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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Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
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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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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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My worst expectations never happened.
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You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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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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The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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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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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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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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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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