Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush
Barbara Pierce Bushis the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, and served as First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother of George W. Bush, the 43rd President, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd Governor of Florida, and the great aunt of Larry Bush. She served as the Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth8 June 1925
CountryUnited States of America
family white house
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.
mean rights people
I'm a liberal when it comes to human rights, the poor; so's George Bush. . . . But Liberal and Conservative don't mean much to me anymore. Does that mean we care about people and are interested and want to help? And if that makes you a Liberal, so be it.
inspirational life meaningful
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.
love marriage children
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
debates heavens thank
Thank heavens the debates are over, ... Someone said we should have more. I said, 'Good heavens, haven't we had enough of those?'
rhymes
I can't say it, but it rhymes with rich.
brain brains discovers paper piece prove suddenly
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,
nice thinking justice
I'm not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive, just nice.
parenting parent worried
I'm worried about parents who aren't parenting.
texas house littles
George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.
vow advise
I'm taking a vow not to advise.
veterans-day work home
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.
gender made feels
Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.
learning america important
. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.