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
I don’t think that’s healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else’s. – Barbara Bush
The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions. – Barbara Bush
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. – Barbara Bush
You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord. – Barbara Bush
Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, ‘We would like to publish your book.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t have a book,’ and they said well it’s a well known fact that you have kept diaries. – Barbara Bush
One thing I can say about George… he may not be able to keep a job, but he’s not boring. – Barbara Bush
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that. – Barbara Bush
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
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend. – Barbara Bush
I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time. – Barbara Bush