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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.
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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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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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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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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Believe in something larger than yourself ... to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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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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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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I'm a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything.
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