Quotes By Barbara Bush
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.
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
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
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.
Barbara Bush
The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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
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
I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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
Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time.
Barbara Bush
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!
Barbara Bush