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Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.

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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. . . 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'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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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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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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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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I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.
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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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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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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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