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Former First Lady of the United States

Barbara Bush, born on June 8, 1925, was the First Lady of the United States. Known for her elegance, intelligence, and charitable work, she is one of the most respected First Ladies in American history.

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Famous Barbara Bush Quotes

“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'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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“As if we don't have enough volence on television. After her husband accidentally hit two spectators with golf balls during a celebrity golf tournament.”

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“If more people could read, write, and comprehend, we could be much closer to solving so many of the other problems our country faces today.”

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“The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing.”

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“Whatever the era...one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.”

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“You get nothing done if you don't listen to each other.”

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“If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.”

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“Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.”

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“Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.”

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Book:Barbara Bush: A Memoir

Source: Barbara Bush: A Memoir

“If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.”

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“I'm a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything.”

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Author:Barbara Bush

About the Author

Born: June 8, 1925
Known for: Former First Lady of the United States
Quotes: 90

Books & Sources

Barbara Bush: A MemoirRelated source material

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