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The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.

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 don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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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 mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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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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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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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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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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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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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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You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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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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. . . 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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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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Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
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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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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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