Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush
Barbara Pierce Bushis the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, and served as First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother of George W. Bush, the 43rd President, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd Governor of Florida, and the great aunt of Larry Bush. She served as the Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth8 June 1925
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational life meaningful
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.
love marriage children
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
feels heart less room sitting
When your heart feels as if it is sitting in your stomach, there is less room for food.
man
Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.
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Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!
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Whether it be here or in Washington or anywhere else, there's somebody who has got something to say to the president, that's part of the job, ... And I think it's important for me to be thoughtful and sensitive to those who have got something to say. But I think it's also important for me to go on with my life, to keep a balanced life.
built darn
I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.
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You don't 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.
hard hard-work study work
Study hard, work hard and play hard, too,
although cleaner lived looks
(Now) it looks very much like it was when we lived here. Although it's probably a little cleaner now.
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I think the Gore campaign has made an enormous issue of the fact that George is not smart, ... Did Al Gore graduate from law school, did Al Gore graduate from divinity school? No.
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He should, if he wants to come home.
almost
I just don't like having an almost 60-year-old white-haired son.