Quotes by "Barbara Bush"

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.

I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life. It's a cliche and we use it too much but I think for a husband and wife, the way to stay close is to do things together and share.

Someday, someone will follow in my footsteps and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. And I wish him well.

Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It's supposed to be fun.

I listen and give input only if somebody asks.

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood . . . but everyone has something to give.

Believe in something larger than yourself.

You don't just luck into things. ... You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.

As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer or business leader will be, you are a human being first. And these human connections with spouse, with children and with friends are the most important investments you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent. One thing will never change. Fathers and Mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children, you must hug your children and you must love your children…. Your success as a family, our success as a society depends not what happens at the White House, but what happens inside YOUR house.

I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.

I'm not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.

I'm taking a vow not to advise.

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.

I don't like attacking.

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

My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.

I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.

Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time.