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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
Barbara Pierce
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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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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Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now.
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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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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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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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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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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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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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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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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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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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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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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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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 Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.
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Raising George Walker was not easy.
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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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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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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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