One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but hes not boring. – Barbara Bush
You dont just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities. – Barbara Bush
You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way. – Barbara Bush
Im not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they dont think Im competitive, just nice. – Barbara Bush
Suddenly womens lib had made me feel my life had been wasted. – Barbara Bush
The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not societys dream, her own personal dream. – Barbara Bush
Im worried about parents who arent parenting. – Barbara Bush
Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. Theyre working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler. – Barbara Bush
It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but its a family thing, and I guess its clean. – Barbara Bush
The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and youre not going to change each others minds. Its a waste of your time and my time. – Barbara Bush
It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, thats how I kept track of what was going on. – Barbara Bush
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that. – Barbara Bush
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me. – Barbara Bush
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics. – Barbara Bush
You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord. – Barbara Bush
I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time. – Barbara Bush
At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. – Barbara Bush
Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things. – Barbara Bush
My health is very good. – Barbara Bush
I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money. – Barbara Bush
