Quotes By Barbara Bush

I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.

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

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

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.