Barbara Pierce Bush was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of George H. W. Bush, and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Barbara Bush’s most memorable and timeless quotes will inspire you in witty way.
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Most Famous Barbara Bush Quotes
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
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.
Your success as a family our success as a nation depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house. Barbara Bush
I married the first man I ever kissed, when I tell this to my children they just about throw up.
I’m worried about parents who aren’t parenting. Barbara Bush
I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
One of the many things we have learned in all our travels is that it’s the people who count most people everywhere are interesting, and if you can’t find a friend, then maybe there is something wrong with you. Barbara Bush
One thing I can say about George he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring.
To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. Barbara Bush
I have had great medical care and more operations than you would believe. I’m not sure God will recognize me; I have so many new body parts!
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. 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!
Value your friendships. Value your relationships. Barbara Bush
Believe in something larger than yourself.
You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way. Barbara Bush
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.
I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life. Barbara Bush
To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
It was the dumbest thing I had every seen, but it’s a family thing, and I guess it’s clean. Barbara Bush
You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way.
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
Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships. Barbara Bush
You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other. Barbara Bush
You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way. Barbara Bush
Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships. Barbara Bush
To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. Barbara Bush
War is not nice. Barbara Bush
Cherish your human connections. Your relationships with friends and family. Barbara Bush
Did you know that if a child never misses a day of school from first grade to twelfth grade, he or she would have spent only 9 percent of his or her life in the classroom? The other 91 percent is spent in the home or out in the community. We cannot expect teachers and the schools to solve all our children’s problems. Barbara Bush
Your success as a family, our success as a nation, depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house. 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
I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life. Barbara Bush
The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions. Barbara Bush
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. Barbara Bush
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly part of politics. 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
I loved living in the White House, but I don’t miss it at all. 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
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write, and comprehend. Barbara Bush
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write, and comprehend. Barbara Bush
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. 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
Suddenly women’s lib had made me feel my life had been wasted. Barbara Bush
One of the reasons I made the most important decision of my life, to marry George Bush, is because he made me laugh. It’s true, sometimes we’ve laughed through our tears, but that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. Barbara Bush
I’m not a one issue person. Barbara Bush
I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else. Barbara Bush
Let’s judge a man on what he’s done. Barbara Bush
If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle. Take two aspirin’ and ‘Keep away from children. Barbara Bush
I feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know. Barbara Bush
