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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.

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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Believe in something larger than yourself ... to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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I'm a little old-fashioned.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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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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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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