The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing. Barbara Bush More Quotes by Barbara Bush More Quotes From Barbara Bush I'm not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I'm saying that if you opt for children - be you man or woman - you have to take care of them. Barbara Bush women children needs The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream. Barbara Bush society race dream I'm a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything. Barbara Bush important years firsts People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring. Barbara Bush worry hair people I'm not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive, just nice. Barbara Bush nice justice thinking I love talking to people, but what I really love is to feel you're doing something instead of sitting home and twiddling your thumbs. Barbara Bush home love-is talking To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I'm the enforcer. I'm the one who writes them a letter and says 'Shape up!' He writes, 'You're marvelous.' Barbara Bush discipline shapes writing George is the best little dishwasher in Texas. Barbara Bush texas house littles Describing life out of the public eye to David Letterman, December 6th, 1996 It's been different. I started driving again. I started cooking again. My driving's better than my cooking. George has discovered Sam's Club. Barbara Bush eye discovery life Value your friendship. Value your relationships. Barbara Bush values good-life friendship I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over. Barbara Bush able garden want Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election. Barbara Bush likes losing children I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all. Barbara Bush missing white house Raising five boys is a handful, trust me. Barbara Bush handful trust-me boys I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money. Barbara Bush controversial cost government I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren. Barbara Bush marvelous husband children Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted. Barbara Bush gender made feels It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it's a family thing, and I guess it's clean. Barbara Bush clean I think the country has had enough Bushes. Barbara Bush politics country thinking You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas. Barbara Bush helping trying
