As if we don't have enough violence on television.
– 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
Believe in something larger than yourself... Get involved in the big ideas of your time.
– 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
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
– Barbara Bush
I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
– Barbara Bush
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.
– Barbara Bush
It's been different. I started driving again. I started cooking again. My driving's better than my cooking. George has discovered Sam's Club.
– Barbara Bush
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
– Barbara Bush
One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.
– Barbara Bush
Only the actions of the just smell sweet and blossom in the dust.
– Barbara Bush
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!
– Barbara Bush
To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
– Barbara Bush
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
– Barbara Bush
You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.
– Barbara Bush
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.
– 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
War is not nice.
– Barbara Bush
You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
– Barbara Bush
Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're 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
Value your friendship. Value your relationships.
– Barbara Bush
The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
– Barbara Bush
The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.
– Barbara Bush
Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
– Barbara Bush
Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
– Barbara Bush
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
– Barbara Bush
My health is very good.
– Barbara Bush
Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.
– Barbara Bush
It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it's a family thing, and I guess it's clean.
– Barbara Bush
It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's how I kept track of what was going on.
– Barbara Bush
I'm worried about parents who aren't parenting.
– Barbara Bush
I'm not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive, just nice.
– Barbara Bush
I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
– 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
Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.