Barbara Bush Quotes (46 Quotes)

Nonetheless, American officials traveling with Mr. Bush said that they wondered how successful the White House would be in allocating more reconstruction aid for Iraq now that the hurricane damage will soak up so many American resources. It seems clear, ... that the days of American largess for Iraq are coming to a close.

I like to be fit, ... My personality is such that I like to drive myself, I like to work hard.

HOUSTON (AP) - Former Presidents Bush and Clinton said Monday they are ready to help Hurricane Katrina victims through a new fund similar to the one they spearheaded after the Asian tsunami. We're most anxious to roll up our sleeves and get to work, ... It will take all of us working together to accomplish our goal.

I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.

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.

One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

This house is wonderful. We have many very happy memories here.

I'm not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive, just nice.

And if they the United States Senate start going on a vendetta against Roberts in the Senate, it's just going to hurt them. ... And I think they know that, so, I mean, Judge Roberts can, maybe, you know, be thankful that a tragedy has brought him some good.

in a position to make good, crisp decisions.

And who knows? Somewhere out there 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!

I have to confess that I feel funny talking about women's issues. You see, I think women care about the exact same thing that men care about.

Cancer is a disease that touches many lives, and the proceeds from the luncheon will provide an excellent service towards increasing breast cancer prevention, ... I am pleased to be a part of the Methodist Healthcare Cancer Center Luncheon, and I am looking forward to my trip to Memphis.

You all look at it as a little house. It was a terrific house to live in. We loved it here.

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.

I know we did the right thing for security and for the country, ... I am convinced that out of the recent investigations will come a better system.

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.

Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family.

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

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

You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

As if we don't have enough violence on television.

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

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.

We all make our contributions to the world and I suppose mine will not be to the literary treasures of the western civilization, ... But I do hope to contribute in my own way, and one of those ways is to bring closer the day when every child and every American learns to read.

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

I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.

The government is not love. Government is law and justice. Love comes from religious congregations of all faiths. So when we talk about getting people off drugs, this government must not fear welcoming faith-based programs,

Today, America is confronting another disaster that has caused destruction and loss of life, ... This time the devastation resulted not from the malice of evil men, but from the fury of water and wind.

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.

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.

It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it's a family thing, and I guess it's clean.

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is.(And you didn't think Barbara had a sense of humor)

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.

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

I cannot say at this time. I'm holding the issue open until I can understand the dynamics involved and the delays that have been experienced.

All the brave men and women we recognize today brought credit to the uniform and honor to the United States of America,

This house is wonderful, you all look at it as a little house, but when we bought it we saw it as gigantic.

I was so sad to read recently that 32 percent of fourth- graders say they never read a book for pleasure,

Today, I broaden the challenge by making this pledge, ... The United States is ready to eliminate tariffs, subsidies and other barriers to free flow of goods and services as other nations do the same.

I feel a little like the scarecrow in the 'Wizard of Oz' who suddenly discovers he had a brain all along. He just didn't have a piece of paper to prove it,

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

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

We will complete our mission in Iraq because a free Iraq is in this country's interest, ... A free Iraq in the heart of the Middle East is in the interest of the United States of America.