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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.

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 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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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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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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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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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 can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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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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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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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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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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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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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.
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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 little old-fashioned.
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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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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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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My worst expectations never happened.
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