I may not be the most eloquent, but I learned early that eloquence won't draw oil from the ground, i may sometimes be a little awkward, but there's nothing self-conscious in my love of country. I am Barbara Bush -- but I hear the quiet people others don't.

Barbara Bush

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You try to do something every single day that will help an Americ... by Barbara Bush

You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.

I'm not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone e... by Barbara Bush

I'm not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.

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.

political trying interesting

I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their... by Barbara Bush

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

mom mother children

I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone... by Barbara Bush

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

abortion hate choices

Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read... by Barbara Bush

Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.

changed good-things people

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's how I kept track of what was going on.

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.

waste mind blue

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.

white house book

I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.

courageous office running

I'm not being outspoken or pro or con abortion. by Barbara Bush

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

abortion outspoken

I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country. by Barbara Bush

I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.

complicated mean country

I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or buil... by Barbara Bush

I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.

There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, and I would hope that someone else would run.

president running way

And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.

arena anarchy people

The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does. by Barbara Bush

The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.

matter doe firsts

The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of... by Barbara Bush

The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.

conventions opinion should

Raising George Walker was not easy. by Barbara Bush

Raising George Walker was not easy.

Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics. by Barbara Bush

Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.

ugly likes knows

I'm taking a vow not to advise. by Barbara Bush

I'm taking a vow not to advise.